Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day] — Paid Directorships and Consultancies (MPs)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:24 pm on 17 July 2013.

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Photo of Jon Trickett Jon Trickett Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office 2:24, 17 July 2013

The House will have noticed that the hon. Gentleman has not said that he will vote with the Opposition to regulate second jobs. He acknowledges that there are hundreds of young people without a single job, and he has failed to address the central moral question. I would like all-party agreement on the Opposition’s proposal, but it looks like Government Members will not respond to it.

There are those who will make the valid argument that Members of Parliament need to remain connected to the world beyond Westminster. The problem is to my mind best resolved by having a set of MPs who represent far more diverse backgrounds than we have at the moment. For example, about 60 MPs went to 13 fee-paying schools.