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Matthew Pringle: /* Lords Privileges Committee Findings */

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Lords Privileges Committee Findings

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Peers Suspension

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Cash for influence

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Cash for influence

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Lords Privileges Committee Findings

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Lords Privileges Committee Findings

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Lords Privileges Committee Findings

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Lords Privileges Committee findings

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 ==Lords Privileges Committee Findings==
-Although neither [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] ever received any money they were both found to have been willing to amend new laws in exchange for money by the [[ Lords Privileges Committee]]. The Committee recommended that that the two peers be suspended from the [[House of Lords]] for up to six months.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8049412.stm 'Two Labour peers face suspension'], ''BBC'', 14 May 2009.</ref> [[Lord Moonie]] and [[Lord Snape]] were cleared by the committee but were invited to apologise for their "inappropriate attitudes".<ref name="erminegate bbc"/>
+Although neither [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] ever received any money they were both found to have been willing to amend new laws in exchange for money by the Lords [[Committee for Privileges and Conduct]]. The Committee recommended that that the two peers be suspended from the [[House of Lords]] for up to six months.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8049412.stm 'Two Labour peers face suspension'], ''BBC'', 14 May 2009.</ref> [[Lord Moonie]] and [[Lord Snape]] were cleared by the committee but were invited to apologise for their "inappropriate attitudes".<ref name="erminegate bbc"/>
 ==Peers Suspension==

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 ==Peers Suspension==
-In May 2009 the [[House of Lords]] voted to suspend [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] for six months for misconduct. Lord Truscott argued that he had been made a scapegoat.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8060003.stm 'Lords vote to suspend two peers'], ''BBC'', 21 May 2009.</ref>
+In May 2009 the [[House of Lords]] voted to suspend [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] for six months for misconduct. [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] argued that he had been made a scapegoat.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8060003.stm 'Lords vote to suspend two peers'], ''BBC'', 21 May 2009.</ref>
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Lobbying]][[Category:House of Lords]]

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 ==Cash for influence==
-In a transcript of the meeting between [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn | Lord Taylor]] and the reporters  payment for amending legislation was discussed:
+In a transcript of the meeting between [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn | Lord Taylor]] and the undercover reporters payment for amending legislation was discussed:
 :'''Sunday Times''': Obviously, from our point of view, this would be something we would remunerate you for. And I don't think money is an object. But [what] I would ask you to do, I think, is to give us some idea of what a fee structure would be.

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	In a transcript of the meeting between [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn \| Lord Taylor]] and the reporters payment for amending legislation was discussed:		In a transcript of the meeting between [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn \| Lord Taylor]] and the reporters payment for amending legislation was discussed:
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		+	:'''Sunday Times''': Obviously, from our point of view, this would be something we would remunerate you for. And I don't think money is an object. But [what] I would ask you to do, I think, is to give us some idea of what a fee structure would be.
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		+	:'''Taylor''': This is absolutely difficult, this is very difficult for me because some companies that I work with will pay me £100,000 a year.

	:'''Sunday Times''': £100,000?		:'''Sunday Times''': £100,000?

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 ==Lords Privileges Committee Findings==
-Although neither [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] actually received any money they were both found to have been willing to amend new laws in exchange for money by the [[ Lords Privileges Committee]]. [[Lord Moonie]] and [[Lord Snape]] were cleared by the committee but were invited to apologise for their "inappropriate attitudes".<ref name="erminegate bbc"/>
+Although neither [[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]] and [[Peter Truscott | Lord Truscott]] ever received any money they were both found to have been willing to amend new laws in exchange for money by the [[ Lords Privileges Committee]]. [[Lord Moonie]] and [[Lord Snape]] were cleared by the committee but were invited to apologise for their "inappropriate attitudes".<ref name="erminegate bbc"/> The Committee recommended that that the two peers be suspended from the [[House of Lords]] for up to six months.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8049412.stm 'Two Labour peers face suspension'], ''BBC'', 14 May 2009.</ref>
 ==Peers Suspension==