Standards and Privileges - Sixth Report
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Contents
Terms of Reference
Conduct of Mr George Galloway
The Mariam Appeal
The Telegraph documents
Introduction
How the documents came into
the possession of the Telegraph reporter
Are the documents authentic?
Is what they say true?
Mr Galloway's relationship
with Mr Fawaz Zureikat
The record of the meeting between
Mr Galloway and Saddam Hussein in August 2002
Conclusions
Mr Galloway's obligations
to the House
Introduction
Recommendations to the House
Appendix 1: Memorandum from
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Complaints against Mr George
Galloway
The Complaints
The Daily Telegraph Documents
Mr Galloway's Libel Action
Against the Telegraph Group Limited
The Main Allegations concerning
Mr Galloway
Relevant provisions of the
Code and Guide to the Rules
My Inquiries
The Key Questions and the Standard
of Proof
1. The Daily Telegraph Documents
(a) How they were found: Mr
David Blair's account
(b) How they were found: Mr
Galloway's account
(c) Real, faked or false?
2. The Mariam Appeal
(a) The Charity Commission
Inquiry
(b) The Origin and Purpose
of the Mariam Appeal
(c) The Activities of the Appeal
(d) The Organisation and Direction
of the Appeal
(e) The Funding of the Mariam
Appeal
(f) The Financial Records of
the Appeal
(g) Receipts by Mr Galloway
from the Mariam Appeal
(h) Financial Controls at the
Mariam Appeal
(i) Mr Galloway's Parliamentary
Office and the Mariam Appeal
3. The Oil for Food Programme
(a) The IIC (Volcker) Report
(b) Dr Burhan Al-Chalabi: Allocation
under Phase VII of the Programme
(c) Allocations under Phases
VIII-XIII of the Programme: Payments to the Mariam Appeal
(d) Mr Galloway's response
to the Senate and IIC reports
4. Did Mr Galloway know what
was afoot?
(a) The Daily Telegraph Documents
(b) Evidence of Mr Tariq Aziz
and Other Senior Iraqi Officials
(c) Evidence of the Oil Traders
(d) Evidence of Mr Stuart Halford
(e) Evidence of Mr Tony Zureikat
(f) Mr Galloway's Meeting with
Saddam Hussein on 8 August 2002
(g) Mr Galloway's Response
to the Preceding Evidence
Mr Galloway's View of the Inquiry
Closing Comments by Mr Galloway
Summary of Evidence in relation
to the Key Issues
(a) The Telegraph Documents
(i) Are they authentic?
(ii) Are the Documents credible
having regard to the totality of the evidence?
(b) What was the nature of
the Mariam Appeal and of the roles of Mr Galloway and Mr Fawaz
Zureikat in relation to it?
(c) Did Mr Galloway directly
or indirectly through his appointed representative in Baghdad,
Mr Fawaz Zureikat, gain any benefit from money derived, either
through the Oil for Food Programme or by other means, from the
former Iraqi regime?
(d) Did Mr Galloway know that
he was receiving support, either personally or for his activities
in relation to the Mariam Appeal, from the former Iraqi regime,
or was he reckless or negligent in relation to the receipt of
such support?
Conclusions
The Standard of Proof
An Investigatory Panel?
My Assessment of the Evidence
(a) The Telegraph Documents
(b) What was the nature of
the Mariam Appeal and of the roles of Mr Galloway and Mr Fawaz
Zureikat in relation to it?
(c) Did Mr Galloway directly
or indirectly through his appointed representative in Baghdad,
Mr Fawaz Zureikat, gain any benefit from money derived, either
through the Oil for Food Programme or by other means, from the
former Iraqi regime?
(d) Did Mr Galloway know that
he was receiving support for his activities in relation to the
Mariam Appeal from the former Iraqi regime, or was he reckless
or negligent in relation to the receipt of such support?
Has Mr Galloway complied with
his obligations as a Member under the Code of Conduct and Rules
of the House?
Summary of Conclusions
Mr Galloway's Conduct during
my Inquiry
Closing Remarks
Annex 1
Annex 2
Appendix 2: Memorandum from
Mr George Galloway MP
Annex Letter to George W Bush
from Studio Legale Internazionale, 14 June 2007
Appendix 3: Note to the Committee
by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on the authenticity
of the note of Mr Galloway's meeting with Saddam Hussein, 21 June
2007
Annex COMBINED MEDIA PROCESSING
CENTRE-QATAR / UK CI REPORT
Appendix 4: Letter from the
Chairman of the Committee to Mr George Galloway, 28 June 2007
Appendix 5: e-mail from Mr
George Galloway to the Chairman of the Committee, 2 July 2007
Appendix 6: Note to the Committee
by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, 9 July 2007,
George Galloway's letter of 5 July, Comment by the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Standards
Formal minutes
Reports from the Committee
on Standards and Privileges in the current Parliament
ORAL EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES
19 June 2007
26 June 2007 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS - HC 909-II
ORAL EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS - HC 909-III
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