{"id":279804,"date":"2025-04-11T17:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/mp-steve-yemm-sorry-for-not-declaring-donation-when-praising-company\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:28:11","slug":"mp-steve-yemm-sorry-for-not-declaring-donation-when-praising-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/mp-steve-yemm-sorry-for-not-declaring-donation-when-praising-company\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Steve Yemm sorry for not declaring donation when praising company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Labour MP has apologised and referred himself to Parliament’s standards watchdog after praising a private company in the House of Commons without declaring it had given him a \u00a310,000 donation. <\/p>\n

During a debate about construction standards last month, Steve Yemm, the MP for Mansfield, highlighted battery power firm Power Saving Solutions as “a company that is enabling reduced reliance on diesel-generated power on building sites”.<\/p>\n

His register of interests states<\/a> that he accepted a \u00a310,000 donation from the company on 23 April last year but he did not mention this in his speech. <\/p>\n

The MPs’ code of conduct states “any relevant interest” should be declared when speaking in the Commons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, first reported by the Guardian<\/a>, Yemm said: “I fully apologise for not declaring this interest prior to referencing the work of this company located in my constituency.<\/p>\n

“I have made contact with the parliamentary standards commissioner and will formally correct the record at the earliest opportunity.”<\/p>\n

During a debate on 25 March, Yemm said: “I am keen that councils and house builders look to British industry for solutions in construction. <\/p>\n

“My constituency is home to Power Saving Solutions, a company that is enabling reduced reliance on diesel-generated power on building sites, and I learnt recently about [construction company] JCB’s response, with its hydrogen-powered combustion unit, which will also reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry. <\/p>\n

“Those are two great examples of private sector firms enfranchising themselves in our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower.”<\/p>\n

Yemm, who previously worked in the technology and life sciences sector, was first elected at MP for Mansfield last year, defeating the seat’s former Conservative MP Ben Bradley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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