The Committee on Standards and Privileges has agreed to the following Report:

  1. The Committee has considered the memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on the complaint by Mr Peter Lilley, Member for Hitchin and Harpenden, against Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Member for Coventry North West. The Commissioner's memorandum is appended to this Report.

  2. The Committee agrees with the Commissioner's report. We agree that there is no case for saying that Mr Robinson breached the rules of the House.

  3. Although not a requirement, there are occasions when interests of this nature would be better registered, and if a doubt should arise Members ought to seek the advice of the Commissioner. We and our predecessors have made this point on several previous occasions. If a Member feels it necessary to seek professional advice on a matter of registration it is clear that some doubt must exist.