LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- A parliamentary reform package contains criminal provisions to prevent abuses of the British House of Commons' expense reimbursement system, its authors say.
A 93-page bill to overhaul the scandal-plagued system by which members of Parliament are reimbursed for personal expenses would criminalize some of the practices uncovered in highly publicized media examinations of claims by members of parliament, The Times of London reported Wednesday.