23. Letter to the Commissioner from
Rt Hon Andrew Mackay, 25 March 2010
I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of
the 24th March with its enclosures. I can only conclude that this
correspondence now takes us back to square one and is proof of
my original point that I am facing triple jeopardy on an issue
that has already been adjudicated twice by Sir Thomas Legg and
Sir Paul Kennedy.
I will for the record state that I do not agree with
their findings, but have, along with my wife, repaid £58,486
as we were requested to do following their interpretation of the
rules.
I read with interest [the Director of Strategic Projects']
response to your inquiries which, whilst accepting the outcome
of the official House of Commons inquiry, nevertheless appeared
sympathetic to my case. [The Director] acknowledges that we were
given this advice by his Department, that our declarations were
made openly, that it was reasonable for me to think that the Department
had no difficulty with the arrangement and that their inaction
gave me comfort in making the claims.
I would therefore assume that you will deem this
matter concluded.
25 March 2010
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