Standards and Privileges - Third Report
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Contents
Terms of Reference
Complaints about alleged misuse
of Parliamentary dining facilities
The Issues
Visits
Other matters
Appendix 1: Memorandum from
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Complaints about alleged
misuse of Parliamentary dining facilities
Introduction
Jurisdiction
Notification of Members affected
by the Complaint
Information gathered by the
Press
The Complaints
Relevant Provisions of the
Code and Rules of the House
My Inquiries
Complaint against the Rt Hon
Sir George Young
General Evidence about Patrons'
Clubs submitted by the Complainants
Evidence about Patrons' Clubs
supplied by the 'Sunday Times'
Specific Complaints against
Named Members
1. Rt Hon Michael Ancram (Member
for Devizes)
2. Mr Richard Bacon (Member
for South Norfolk)
3. Mr Tony Baldry (Member for
Banbury)
4. Rt Hon David Cameron (the
Member for Witney)
5. Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Member
for Huntingdon)
6. Mr James Duddridge (Member
for Rochford and Southend East)
7. Mr Alan Duncan (Member for
Rutland and Melton)
8. Mr Michael Gove (Member
for Surrey Heath)
9. Rt Hon John Gummer (Member
for Suffolk Coastal)
10. Mr Charles Hendry (Member
for Wealden)
11. Mr Mark Hoban (Member for
Fareham)
12. Mr John Horam (Member for
Orpington)
13. Rt Hon Michael Howard QC
(Member for Folkestone)
14. Mr Stewart Jackson (Member
for Peterborough)
15. Mr Robert Key (Member for
Salisbury)
16. Mr George Osborne (Member
for Tatton)
17. Mr Mike Penning (Member
for Hemel Hempstead)
Mr Mark Prisk (Member for Hertford
and Stortford)
18. Mr Grant Shapps (Member
for Welwyn Hatfield)
19. Dr Bob Spink (Member for
Castle Point)
20. Mr Richard Spring (Member
for West Suffolk)
21. Mr Graham Stuart (Member
for Beverley and Holderness)
22. The United and Cecil Club
"Conservative Mainstream"
Alleged Fundraising Visits
to the House
Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral
Evidence of the Director of
Catering Services
Findings of Fact
Conclusions in respect of the
Complaints
Notifying Members when a Complaint
is Made
Suggested Guidance to Members
on the Use of Dining Facilities
Visits to the House
Notifying Members of any Revised
Guidance
Concluding Remarks
Annex 1: List of Members who
are the subject of complaint
Written evidence received by
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
1. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr John Mann and Mr Kevan Jones, 23 November 2006
2. Article from the Political
Quarterly, April 1991
3. House of Commons Banqueting
Regulations in force currently
4. House of Commons Banqueting
Regulations in force prior to 13 December 2000
5. Letter to Rt Hon Michael
Ancram from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
6. Letter to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon Michael Ancram, 19 December 2006
7. Letter to Mr Richard Bacon
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
8. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Richard Bacon, 18 December 2006
9. Letter to Mr Tony Baldry
from the Commissioner, 6 February 2007
10 Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Tony Baldry, 7 February 2007
11. Letter to Mr Tony Baldry
from the Commissioner, 12 February 2007
12. Letter to the Commissioner
from the Agent of the North Oxfordshire Conservative Association,
6 March 2007
13. Letter to Rt Hon David
Cameron from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
14. Article from the Sunday
Times, 3 December 2006
15. Article from the Sunday
Times, 31 December 2006
16. Letter to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon David Cameron, 9 January 2007
17. Letter to Mr Jonathan Djanogly
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
18. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Jonathan Djanogly, 11 December 2006
19. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Jonathan Djanogly, 21 December 2006
20. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Jonathan Djanogly, 11 January 2007
21. Letter to Mr James Duddridge
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
22. Letter to Mr Alan Duncan
from the Commissioner, 6 February 2007
23. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Alan Duncan, 19 February 2007
24. Agent's report on Rutland
and Melton Patrons' Club
25. Letter to Mr Michael Gove
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
26. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Michael Gove, 4 January 2007
27. Letter to Rt Hon John Gummer
from the Commissioner, 6 February 2007
28. Letter to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon John Gummer, 19 February 2007
29. Note by the Chairman of
the Suffolk Coastal Conservative Association
30. Letter to Mr Charles Hendry
from the Commissioner, 31 January 2007
31. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Charles Hendry, 9 March 2007
32. Further letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Charles Hendry, 9 March 2007
33. Letter to Mr Charles Hendry
from the Commissioner, 12 March 2007
34. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr John Mann and Mr Kevan Jones, 14 March 2007
35. Letter to Mr John Mann
and Mr Kevan Jones from the Commissioner, 15 March 2007
36. E-mail containing sample
letter of invitation to prospective members of the Fareham Patrons'
Club
37. Letter to Mr Mark Hoban
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
38. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mark Hoban, 19 December 2006
39. Letter to Mr Mark Hoban
from the Commissioner, 21 December 2006
40. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mark Hoban, 24 January 2007
41. Letter to Mr John Horam
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
42. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr John Horam, 21 December 2006
43. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr John Horam, 11 January 2007
44. Letter to the Commissioner
from the Chairman of the Terrace Club, 24 January 2007
45. Letter to Rt Hon Michael
Howard from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
46. Letter to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon Michael Howard, 14 December 2006
47. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Richard Ottaway, 16 January 2007
48. Letter to Mr Stewart Jackson
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
49. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Stewart Jackson, 11 December 2006
50. Letter to Mr Robert Key
from the Commissioner, 6 February 2007
51. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Robert Key, 15 February 2007
52. Letter to Mr Robert Key
from his Constituency Agent (undated)
53. Letter to Mr John Mann
and Mr Kevan Jones from the Commissioner, 16 January 2007
54. Letter to Mr Mike Penning
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
55. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mike Penning, 3 January 2007
56. Letter to Mr Mike Penning
from the Commissioner, 9 January 2007
57. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mike Penning, 15 January 2007
58. Letter to Mr Mark Prisk
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
59. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Kevan Jones and Mr John Mann, 14 December 2006
60. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mark Prisk, 18 December 2006
61. Letter to Mr Grant Shapps
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
62. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Grant Shapps, 12 December 2006
63. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Kevan Jones and Mr John Mann, 12 December 2006
64. Letter to Dr Bob Spink
from the Commissioner, 18 December 2006
65. Letter to the Commissioner
from Dr Bob Spink, 21 December 2006
66. Letter to Dr Bob Spink
from the Commissioner, 5 January 2007
67. Letter to Mr Mike Revell
from the Commissioner, 5 January 2007
68. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Mike Revell, 12 January 2007
69. Letter to Mr Richard Spring
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
70. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Richard Spring, 11 December 2006
71. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Richard Spring, 18 December 2006
72. Letter to Mr Graham Stuart
from the Commissioner, 7 December 2006
73. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Graham Stuart, 30 January 2007
74. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr John Mann and Mr Kevan Jones, 18 January 2007
75. Letter to Hon Bernard Jenkin
from the Commissioner, 19 December 2006
76. Letter to the Commissioner
from Hon Bernard Jenkin, 8 January 2007
77. Letter to the Chairman
of the "Conservative Mainstream" Patrons' Club from
the Commissioner, 2 February 2007
78. Letter to the Commissioner
from Mr Richard Pullen and Mr Damian Green, 6 February 2007
79. Letter to Ms Julie Kirkbride
from the Commissioner, 12 February 2007
80. Letter to the Commissioner
from Ms Julie Kirkbride, 19 February 2007
81. Letter to the Commissioner
from Ms Julie Kirkbride, 13 March 2007
82. Letter to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Wirral, 11 December 2006
83. Letter to Rt Hon the Lord
Hunt of Wirral from the Chairman of the Wirral West Patrons' Club,
22 December 2006
Appendix 2: Note by the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Standards, January 2007
Complaint by Mr John Mann
and Mr Kevan Jones in relation to Rt Hon Sir George Young
Introduction
The Complaint
Relevant Provisions of the
House's Code of Conduct and Rules
My Inquiries
Evaluation
Conclusion
Annex C: Letter from the Parliamentary
Commissioner to Sir George Young, 7 December 2006
Annex D: letter from Sir George
Young to the Parliamentary Commissioner, 11 December 2006
Complaint by John Mann
& Kevan Jones
Appendix 3: Letter to the Clerk
of the Committee from the Hon Bernard Jenkin MP, 26 March 2007
Complaints about misuse
of Parliamentary Dining Facilites: Comments on Memorandum submitted
by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Appendix 4: Letter to the Clerk
of the Committee from Mr John Mann and Mr Kevan Jones, 26 March
2007
Formal minutes
Reports from the Committee
on Standards and Privileges in the current Parliament
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