28. Letter to the Commissioner from
Ms Alison Seabeck MP, 9 February 2011
Thank you for your further letter dated 8 February.
I am not really sure what more I can add. I was asked to take
this debate at short notice. It is not a subject within my normal
Front-Bench remit and with the debate focussing on the installation
of smoke alarms in private rented sector I did not see any direct
connection with the FPA who did not to the best of my knowledge
play any role in promoting or advising on the Bill. As you know
I had not intended any reference to the FPA in my speech and it
therefore did not occur to me that I needed to make a declaration
at the start of my speech. When I made the intervention on the
spur of the moment I did not see the need for a declaration in
the context of the question, and at a juncture in the time limited
debate when it might have impeded the business of the House.
I hope that this clarifies the position.
9 February 2011
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