Standards and Privileges - Third Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
Allegations involving Mr Sarosh Ziawalla
(i) Payments from Mr Zaiwalla
(ii) Mr Vaz's recommendation of
an honour for Mr Zaiwalla
Allegations involving Mr Jaffer Kapasi
Allegations involving Mr Bakshish Attwal
Allegations involving Mr Mustafa Kamal
(i) Payments from Mr Kamal
(ii) The 50 Club
Registration of property
Mapesbury Communications
Registration of election contributions
Complaints not upheld
Conduct of Mr Vaz, other witnesses and the
press
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
APPENDIX 1: Memorandum submitted
by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, 17 January
2001
INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPLAINTS
Correspondence with Mr Vaz
Summary of complaints and other allegations
Witnesses
Methodology and approach to the investigation
SECTION II
THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST MR VAZ INVOLVING
MR SAROSH ZAIWALLA
(i) The alleged payments by
Mr Zaiwalla to Mr Vaz
Mr Vaz's response
(ii) The allegations relating
to the Inland Revenue investigation of Mr Zaiwalla's tax affairs
Mr Vaz's response
(iii) The allegation relating
to Mr Vaz's role in recommending Mr Zaiwalla for a peerage
Mr Vaz's response
The calendars linked to Mr Vaz
Mapesbury Communications
SECTION III
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MR VAZ INVOLVING
MR JAFFER KAPASI
Evidence from Sir Peter Soulsby
Evidence from Mr Kapasi
Other evidence
Mr Vaz's response
Evidence from Claire Ward MP
SECTION IV
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MR VAZ INVOLVING
MR MUSTAPHA KAMAL
Mr Vaz's response
Improper pressure on witnesses
Other allegations against Mr Vaz arising
from Mr Kamal's evidence
Councillor Singh Clair
Bipin Jewellers
Mr John Thomas (Uppingham Road)
Club 200 (The 50 Club)
Mr Vaz's properties
Financial assistance by the Co-operative
Party
SECTION V
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MR VAZ INVOLVING
MR BAKSHISH ATTWAL
SECTION VI
COMPLAINT AGAINST MR VAZ BY MR PAUL GOSLING
SECTION VII
(1) The complaints against
Mr Vaz involving Mr Sarosh Zaiwalla
(i) The allegations that Mr
Zaiwalla made payments to Mr Vaz which were not registered
(ii) The allegations that Mr Vaz
intervened on Mr Zaiwalla's behalf with the Inland Revenue
(iii) The allegations that Mr
Vaz recommended Mr Zaiwalla for a peerage knowing that he had
accepted payments from Mr Zaiwalla
Mapesbury Communications and the Annual Calendars
(2) The allegations against Mr
Vaz involving Mr Jaffer Kapasi
(3) The allegations against Mr
Vaz involving Mr Mustapha Kamal
The 50 Club
(4) The allegations against Mr Vaz involving
Mr Bakshish Attwal
(5) The complaint against Mr Vaz by Mr Paul
Gosling
SECTION VIII
(i) Introduction
(ii) Complaints not upheld
Mr Zaiwalla
(a) Cash payments in 1993
or 1994
(b) The Two Gala Dinners
(c) The payment of £250 in
January 1993 and the payment of £200 in September 1994
(d) The alleged intervention by
Mr Vaz with the Inland Revenue on Mr Zaiwalla's behalf
(e) The recommendation by Mr Vaz
of an honour for Mr Zaiwalla
Mr Kamal
Mr Gosling
(a) Alleged failure to register
accurately an interest with Control Securities Ltd
(b) Alleged conflict of interest
relating to Control Securities and BCCI
(c) Alleged failure to declare
an interest in relation to Control Securities Ltd
(iii) Complaint upheld
Mr Vaz's recommendations of a peerage for
Mr Zaiwalla
(iv) Inquiries incomplete
(a) Mapesbury Communications
(b) The calendars
(c) Mr Kapasi
(d) Mr Kamal
Improper Pressure on Witnesses
(e) Registration of Property
(f) Mr Attwal
The payment of £1,000 in 1992
The payment of £250 in 1995
(g) Other concerns
Summary of conclusions in relation to
the complaints
Complaint upheld
Complaints not upheld
Inquiries not completed
Summary of recommendations for further
action by the Committee
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Summary in tabular form of the
allegations against Mr Vaz
Attachment 2: Dramatis Personae
LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE IN THE
PRESENT PARLIAMENT
VOLUME II - Written and Oral Evidence (HC 314-II)
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 314-II)
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 314-II)
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