Committee on Standards - Tenth Report
Maria Miller

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1 April 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1 Report

Introduction

The previous expenses system

The time taken to deal with this case

The Commissioner's inquiry: procedural points

The Commissioner's findings

Was Mrs Miller's designation of her main and second homes correct?

Did Mrs Miller or her parents receive an immediate financial benefit from public funds by living in her designated second home, and if so, did Mrs Miller reflect this in her claims?

Were Mrs Miller's ACA claims made in accordance with the rules and guidance of the relevant period?

Mrs Miller's claims in relation to the original purchase costs of her property

Other matters relating to Mrs Miller's ACA claims

The Committee's inquiries on Mrs Miller's mortgage arrangements

Mrs Miller's claims for mortgage interest in 2008-09

Mortgage costs and Mrs Miller's parents

Mrs Miller's adherence to the Code of Conduct

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards—Complaint concerning Maria Miller MP

Background

The Complaint

Relevant Rules of the House

Precedents

My Inquiry

Financial arrangements for Mrs Miller's second home

The inquiry process

Statement of Facts

Mrs Miller's case

Process Issues

Conclusions

Appendix 2: Correspondence between the Clerk of the Committee, Mrs Miller and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Appendix 3: Further Correspondence between the Clerk of the Committee and Mrs Miller

Formal Minutes

Published written evidence

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Prepared 3 April 2014