It has to be disclosed, but whether or not the public follows all of the procedures is a different matter. Do MPs tend to recuse themselves? For instance, with members of the foreign affairs committee, are you aware of any situations where members have taken these sorts of trips--some would call them junkets--and then recused themselves from the decision-making processes in regard to countries in which they've travelled where someone else has covered their costs?
On March 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.