Jim Fitzpatrick - Standards and Privileges Committee Contents


26.  Letter to Mr Jim Fitzpatrick MP from the Commissioner, 6 April 2010

Thank you for your letter of 31 March, in which you decide not to accept the rectification of this complaint against you.

I will, therefore, submit a memorandum to the Committee on Standards and Privileges when Parliament resumes, and once the Committee is appointed.

There are two points, however, on which I would welcome your help:

1. Could you let me know why you accepted rectification in your letter of 23 February, but, despite reminders, did not respond to the draft of the rectification letter, which I sent you on 25 February to check its factual accuracy, until you emailed my office on 29 March to say that you did not wish to accept this decision? In particular, could you let me know whether you were in any way influenced in this decision by the imminence of the forthcoming general election?

2. Could you let me have a statement of how you consider that your actions were within the rules of the House, contrary to the advice given in the Department of Resources' letter of 7 January?

I will resume this inquiry as soon as Parliament has itself resumed. It would be very helpful, therefore, if you could let me have a response to this letter by the end of the first week after Parliament has resumed. I look forward to hearing from you.

6 April 2010



 
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