MPs should not ask Parliamentary Questions or write letter to Ministers that advantage businesses which make donations to them... 1/? #transparencymatters https://twitter.com/paulwaugh/status/1306506149617860615">https://twitter.com/paulwaugh...

In this case, the Standards Commissioner, and the Standards Committee concluded that the breach of the rules was & #39;inadvertent& #39;. The Rules of Conduct are not long, and are published in the Code of Conduct: #_idTextAnchor007">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmcode/1882/188202.htm #_idTextAnchor007">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm2017... 2/?

The & #39;paid advocacy rule& #39; was introduced in this form in 1995, following the & #39;cash-for-questions& #39; affair , which also resulted in Neil Hamilton MP& #39;s defeat to white-suited Independent candidate, journalist Martin Bell at the next General Election. 3/?

The @HouseofCommons publishes a helpful guide to the Code of Conduct for MPs: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmcode/1882/1882.pdf.">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm2017... 4/?

... and even helpful definitions, in order that the rules are clear (see the advice at the top of this thread). 5/5