It's wholly in line with stated aims and would be seen by many as the Government taking it on the chin re the MP's expenses scandal and recognising the outcome as a benefit to the country.
We've all seen the benefit of the act in curtailing some of the more ludicrous excesses of MP's. It is however still far too easy for some to shelter under exemptions it's impossible to circumvent. It's time to grant greater freedom to the Act in reward for its spectacular success.