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Christian values

Public Petition of Premier Christian Radio and others, Declares that 20,000 Christians have stated, in a campaign organised by Premier Christian Radio, that they intend to vote in the forthcoming election in line with Christian values; and that the Petitioners believe that business as usual has damaged the credibility of Parliament and is unacceptable. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons take all steps necessary to restore the credibility of Parliament. And the Petitioners remain, etc. -[Presented by Sir Alan Beith , Official Report, 7 April 2010; Vol. 508, c. 1145.] [P000821] Observations from the Leader of the House of Commons: The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority was established in July 2009 by the Parliamentary Standards Act to ensure the allowances system is governed by independent external regulation. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority announced the new scheme for MPs' allowances on 29 March; the scheme can be viewed at: http://www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/. The new scheme will be in place for the beginning of the next Parliament.