It’s easy to find out if your MP really believes in honesty, transparency and accountability.Ask them if they’ll support this Bill.“The Misrepresentation of the People” Act was an unprecedented attempt to make itillegal for politicians to lie. The title was deemed un-Parliamentary so we were obliged tochange it to “Elected Representatives (Prohibition of Deception)”.It’s a short, sweet and simple two pager that all of us can understand.The Bill ran out of Parliamentary time at it’s second reading when it was first introducedin late 2007 by Adam Price MP. However, it gained the support of some 30+ MPs andnow, they’d like to re-introduce it. You can imagine why...Without a combination of the Freedom of Information Act and the courts enforcement wewould be none the wiser re. the current expenses scandal.The Freedom of Information Act gives us transparency but still leaves Parliament todecide what it should do when an FOI request throws up dishonesty. The ElectedRepresentatives (Prohibition of Deception) Act completes the job. Giving all of us theability to hold an elected representative to account.

THE BILL

Elected Representatives (Prohibition of Deception) Bill

BILL

To create offences in relation to the publication of false or misleadingstatements by elected representatives; and for connected purposes.

Presented by Adam Pricesupported by Lynne Jones, Mr Dai Davies, Mr Peter Kilfoyle,David Taylor, Dr Richard Taylor,Mr Angus MacNeil, Mr Elfyn Llwyd,Hywel Williams and Andrew George.Ordered, by

The House of Commons,To be Printed,

October

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