Members' Outside Interests

HC Deb 28 January 1972 vol 829 cc525-6W

Mr. Deakins

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will give consideration to providing some means whereby hon. Members may register their outside interests on a voluntary basis.

Mr. Whitelaw

On this issue generally I refer the hon. Member to the written reply I gave the hon. Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) on 19th January. Any attempt to devise a scheme of voluntary registration would be faced with the same problems of defining "outside interests" as would a compulsory one.—[Vol. 829, c. 182.]