Select Committee on Standards and Privileges Fifth Report


Annex ii56

Letter to Mr Geoffrey Bindman from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Greetings. Thank you for your letter of 6 September 2001.

The following are the letters which I have sent to Mr Vaz asking for his comments or for information. If any of these are not included in the bundle provided to you by Mr Vaz perhaps your office would telephone mine and we will send you copies.
19 March 2001 Letter to Elizabeth Filkin from Mr Andrew Lansley
+ accounts of Hinduja Foundation.
  
20 March 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz attaching complaint letter from Mr Lansley
  
27 March 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz
  
28 March 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz
  
26 April 2001 Letter from Mr Andrew Robathan to Elizabeth Filkin
  
3 May 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz which rehearses the previous requests and also attaches the complaint letter from Mr Andrew Robathan dated 26 April 2001
  
16 May 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz attaching complaint letters from Mr G H Peene, and attachments, dated 31 January, 8 February, 9 May and 15 May
  
11 June 2001 Ms Eileen Eggington to Elizabeth Filkin with attachments
  
19 June 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr K Bennett
  
19 June 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz attaching complaint letter from Ms Eggington and enclosures and property schedule for comment and correction
  
6 July 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz attaching copies of documents relating to:
a)  complaints made by Mrs Gresty and Ms Eggington
b)  information provided by the BBC & Sunday Telegraph
c)  Mr Vaz's letter to Elizabeth Filkin on 26 March 2001
  
16 July 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz
  
7 August 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz
  
23 August 2001 Elizabeth Filkin to Mr Keith Vaz

I have said to Mr Vaz that these letters cover all the matters which require his response but that if any other information is provided to me which might be at variance with the information which Mr Vaz gives me I will, of course, give him the opportunity to comment on it before I take any view on it.

With every good wish.

7 September 2001





 
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