ETHICS PLEDGE (Progress Ethics Pledge for Labour PPCs)

•As a parliamentary candidate I will subscribe to high standards of integrity, transparency, accountability and financial economy;

•I seek elected office not for personal gain but to serve the public and our democracy, which I consider an honour and a privilege;

•I will publish my expenses online within a month of submitting them and publicise them annually in full to constituents;

•I will hold regular meetings with my community and will regularly report back to my constituency party;

•I will apply the principle of best value to all decisions I make which involve the use of public money to cover my duties, including for travel and accommodation.

MY PERSONAL PLEDGE

If elected:

I will not buy a second home in London with taxpayers' money

I will publish details of my working week and holidays in order to be fully accountable to constituents.

I will make sure there is a constituency office where I can be contacted easily and will use all practical means to enable access for constituents, such as online surgeries, web cam discussions and telephone surgeries.

EXPENSES

I claim a small proportion of my day-to-day expenses for travelling to meetings, car parking etc. from my local constituency party.

September 2009: 

As Camborne & Redruth's delegate to conference, the local Labour party has funded my conference pass and half of my accommodation costs.  I will be getting a lift there and will pay other incidental expenses myself.