47. Further e-mail to the Commissioner
from Rt Hon Andrew Mackay, 13 August 2010
Thank you for sending me a copy of your further question
which I clearly remember and thought I had answered. As I cannot
check for two weeks let me answer anyway.
When I rang [the former Head of the Fees Office]
in May 2009 he told me that after giving informal evidence in
another case he had been told by "the
House Authorities" not to speak to
Members. He added he could not recall what advice he gave me but
afterwards would have made a file note to assist his staff.
As this made no material difference to my case it
never occurred to me to mention the conversation. In retrospect
as since mentioned to you twice I now see it adds to my case as
on a traumatic morning my first thought was to gain confirmation
from [the former head of the Fees Office]. I completely refute
that there was anything in this conversation to weaken my case
there was just not the confirmation I had hoped for.
13 August 2010
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