Sentences with phrase «standard commissioner»

The parliamentary standards commissioner Kathryn Hudson is facing questions for criticising the media sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw, after regulator Ofcom found the reporting was of significant public interest and did not unfairly represent the MPs.

The move, initially proposed by standards commissioner John Lyon, would shed light on «rectification» arrangements which saw MPs investigated for minor misuse of expenses escape «naming and shaming» if they repaid the money claimed.

The Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi has said she «would fully co-operate with any investigation» after she referred herself to the Lords standards commissioner over allegations over her expenses.

But Mr Cameron came under pressure to act when Labour backbencher John Mann complained to standards commissioner John Lyon about elder son Henry.

Conservative MP Ben Wallace, who reported Smith to the parliamentary standards commissioner over her expenses, told World at One: «What I think is amazing is the total collapse of management of government, the fact that some people are jumping ship without even informing the prime minister, it seems.

John Lyon, the parliamentary standards commissioner said yesterday there was «a case» for Mr Hain to answer.

In 2001, poor health was cited when he stepped down as Europe minister while the then standards commissioner, Elizabeth Filkin, conducted an inquiry into his business interests.

SDLP assembly member John Dallat is one of the complainants who have contacted the House of Lords standards commissioner in London.

A Westminster standards commissioner has received five complaints about a tweet sent by Lord Kilclooney regarding Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the BBC has been told.

She was also asked to apologise for her conduct towards Kathryn Hudson, the parliament standards commissioner, after documents showed that she accused the watchdog of acting outside the law.

Assuming Laws does not quit the Commons altogether and the parliamentary standards commissioner accepts his preposterous, 1950s - style defence («We did not treat each other as spouses - for example, we do not share bank accounts and indeed have separate social lives»), I suspect he will be offered the opportunity to rejoin the coalition government.

MPs are facing fresh scrutiny over their earnings after the Commons standards commissioner hinted at new curbs on lucrative outside work.

The latest MPs» register of interests was published yesterday, the first since the parliamentary standards commissioner said the Conservatives must disclose who is financing their staff and research.

The parliamentary standards commissioner today confirmed to Politics.co.uk that they had launched a formal inquiry into the business secretary.

Warsi referred herself to the Lords standards commissioner, right?

The Tooting MP was found by parliament's standards commissioner John Lyon to have broken the rules governing the use of Commons resources during elections.

The shadow chancellor was investigated by Parliament's standards commissioner over his second home allowance after a complaint from a Labour activist.

Anne Main, MP for St Albans, is still being investigated by the standards commissioner, but managed to survive to fight another day yesterday despite allowing her daughter to live rent - free in her publicly funded second home.

David Laws was forced to apologise to parliament and his constituents today after the standards commissioner suspended him from the Commons for seven days.

«Mr Laws» desire for secrecy led him to act in a way which was not compatible with the standards expected of an MP,» the standards commissioner found.

Baroness Warsi survived an inquiry into her expenses today when the standards commissioner cleared her of a breach of the rules.

The first reason is that Elizabeth Filkin, the parliamentary standards commissioner, is likely to reopen her file on the affair.

Sir Ian Kennedy, chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, told The Sunday Times (#) that Parliament should end the system under which a cross-party committee of MPs is able to overrule the findings of an investigation by the standards commissioner.

John Lyons, the standards commissioner, is expected to find that Mr Osborne did break the rules but that he acted in good faith, although any sanctions will be announced by the cross-party standards and privileges committee later today.

David Laws was forced to apologise after the standards commissioner suspended him from the Commons for seven days.

In addition to a possible police investigation, Vaz, 59, could face an inquiry by the parliamentary standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson.

Did David Cameron's decision to refer Baroness Warsi to the standards commissioner have anything to do with race?

Speaking to Sky News, he suggested that if the standards commissioner decided to investigate then Lady Warsi should relinquish her ministerial office until any inquiries were complete.

The episode led to some people to draw conclusions of «double standards», after culture secretary Jeremy Hunt avoided referral to the standards commissioner.

Parliamentary standards commissioner, John Lyon, has accepted a complaint about her claims for # 116,000 for a second home despite having already refused to look into the matter twice.

«Jacqui Smith faces serious allegations and I welcome confirmation that the standards commissioner is now prepared to investigate matters,» he said.

10:26 - A ferocious question about Keith Vaz's investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner is met with a blank refusal by the PM to get dragged into it.

Tories Christopher Chope and John Stevenson and Labour's Kate Green voted to prevent the standards commissioner Kathryn Stone from launching an inquiry into the Speaker, following a complaint by Andrew Bridgen.

11:30 - In other news, Labour MP Steve McCabe has demanded the standards commissioner investigate Jeremy Hunt after it emerged he accepted unregistered gifts from media firms.

Shadow culture secretary Hugo Swire, who made the complaint to the standards commissioner, said Mr Prescott's decision to declare the stay left many questions unanswered.

Following complaints by the Conservatives, Sir Philip Mawer, the Parliamentary standards commissioner, has opened «preliminary inquiries» into why Mr Prescott did not declare the visit to Mr Anschutz's Colorado ranch in July 2005.

Philip Mawer, the parliamentary standards commissioner, has already launched a full investigation into why Mr Prescott did not record his visit to the ranch in the register of MPs» interests.

Wrongdoing is investigated by the standards commissioner but the standards committee makes the final judgment on any findings.

The parliamentary standards commissioner, John Lyon, announced that he would investigate a complaint about the former defence secretary lodged by Labour MP John Mann, after Mann asked him to examine allegations that Fox allowed Werritty to live rent - free in his London flat, which allowed him to run a business from a property funded by parliamentary allowances.

There was widespread public anger about Miller's unhelpfulness towards the parliamentary standards commissioner and her perfunctory Commons apology for her intransigent behaviour.

Sadiq Khan has avoided a formal ruling by the standards commissioner after using taxpayers» money to write to constituents during the election campaign.

The standards commissioner will now investigate whether Cable and Munt should have declared them in their register of interests.

A coalition source said: «The problem with the «tsar» thing for David is that even that would be best kept until after the inquiry by the standards commissioner.

Senior coalition sources say his return will be «fast tracked» — as long as he is not censured heavily in an up - coming report by parliament's standards commissioner.

A review by the standards commissioner is looking at whether rules should be tightened to avoid conflicts of interest.

The parliamentary standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson, and the House of Commons standards committee cleared both of any wrongdoing and criticised the way the exchanges had been reported.

Labour said it would be referring the health secretary to the standards commissioner «to look into this serious breach».

Imagine a bot asking the standard commissioner ritual questions and video - recording the affiant to fix any evidence of authenticity or its lack.