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Standards and Privileges Committee - Eleventh Report John Barrett, Sir Alan Beith, Sir Menzies Campbell, Sandra Gidley, Paul Holmes and Richard Younger-Ross 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 16 March 2010.

Contents Terms of Reference Introduction Referral The Commissioner's findings The Committee's approach to this inquiry The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities The position of other Members John Barrett Summary Mr Barrett's evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities Mr Barrett's comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Sandra Gidley Summary Ms Gidley's evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest Advice from the House authorities The property sale windfall analogy Ms Gidley's comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Paul Holmes Summary Mr Holmes' evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities Mr Holmes' comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Richard Younger-Ross Summary Mr Younger-Ross's evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities Mr Younger-Ross's comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Sir Alan Beith Summary Sir Alan's evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities Sir Alan's comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Sir Menzies Campbell Summary Sir Menzies' evidence and the Commissioner's conclusions The public interest The property sale windfall analogy Advice from the House authorities Sir Menzies' comments on the Commissioner's report The effect on the public purse Conclusions and recommendation Formal Minutes Appendix Introduction The Allegations Relevant Rules of the House My Inquiries General Evidence Individual Members Findings of Fact Individual Members: the Arguments Conclusions Written and Oral Evidence received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards 1.  Extract from article in the Daily Telegraph, 30 May 2009 2.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 29 May 2009 3.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 29 May 2009 4.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 30 May 2009 5.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 1 June 2009 6.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, received 8 June 2009 7.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Paul Holmes MP, received 10 June 2009 8.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 2 June 2009 9.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 1 June 2009 10.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, from the Commissioner, 4 June 2009 11.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 4 June 2009 12.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP from the Commissioner, 4 June 2009 13.  Letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 8 June 2009 14.  Letter to Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP from the Commissioner, 9 June 2009 15.  Letter to Mr Paul Holmes MP from the Commissioner, 10 June 2009 16.  Extract from letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 15 June 2009 17.  Executive summary of solicitors' advice to Dolphin Square tenants, October 2005 18.  Letter to Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 30 July 2009 19.  Letter to the Commissioner from Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 14 August 2009 20.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 3 September 2009 21.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP, Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith, MP, Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Ms Sandra Gidley MP, Mr Paul Holmes MP and Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP from the Commissioner, 7 September 2009 22.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 17 December 2009 23.  Letter sent to two Members by the Director of Operations, Department of Finance and Administration, 22 November 2005 24.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 17 December 2009 25.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 7 January 2010 26.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP, Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Ms Sandra Gidley MP, Mr Paul Holmes MP and Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, from the Commissioner, 7 January 2010 27.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 28.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 15 July 2009 29.  Letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 16 July 2009 30.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mrs Joan Humble MP, 20 August 2009 31.  Letter to Mrs Joan Humble MP from the Office of the Commissioner, 20 August 2009 32.  Letter to the Commissioner, from Mrs Joan Humble MP, 24 August 2009 33.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mrs Joan Humble MP, 18 September 2009 34.  Letter to Mrs Joan Humble MP from the Commissioner, 23 September 2009 35.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP, Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Ms Sandra Gidley MP, Mr Paul Holmes MP and Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP from the Commissioner, 23 September 2009 36.  Letter to Director of Operations, Department of Resources from the Commissioner, 23 September 2009 37.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources from the Commissioner, 2 November 2009 38.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 9 November 2009 39.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 17 November 2009 40.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 22 June 2009 41.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 25 June 2009 42.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 16 July 2009 43.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 20 July 2009 44.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 4 August 2009 45.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP (received 8 October 2009) 46.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 8 October 2009 47.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP, from the Commissioner, 8 October 2009 48.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 15 October 2009 49.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 19 October 2009 50.  Extract from Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 28 October 2009 51.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources from the Commissioner, 29 October 2009 52.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 53.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 12 November 2009 54.  Second letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 12 November 2009 55.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 17 November 2009 56.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr John Barrett MP, 20 January 2010 57.  Letter to Mr John Barrett MP from the Commissioner, 21 January 2010 58.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 18 June 2009 59.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 9 July 2009 60.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 14 September 2009 61.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources from the Commissioner, 22 September 2009 62.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 63.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 18 November 2009 64.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 19 November 2009 65.  Agreed Note of Interview with Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP at 2 pm on Tuesday 24 November 2009 66.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 25 November 2009 67.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 2 December 2009 68.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 3 December 2009 69.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, 14 January 2010 70.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP from the Commissioner, 18 January 2010 71.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 24 June 2009 72.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP from the Commissioner, 29 June 2009 73.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 15 July 2009 74.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP from the Commissioner, 16 July 2009 75.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 21 July 2009 76.  Agreed Note of Interview with Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP at 2.30pm on Tuesday 10 November 2009 77.  Letter to the Commissioner from Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 21 January 2010 78.  Letter to Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP from the Commissioner, 25 January 2010 79.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 29 June 2009 80.  Letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 1 July 2009 81.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 14 July 2009 82.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 12 October 2009 83.  Extract from a letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 19 October 2009 84.  Extracts from an email to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 3 November 2009 85.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources from the Commissioner, 4 November 2009 86.  Letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 87.  Email to the Commissioner from Ms Sandra Gidley MP, 21 January 2010 88.  Letter to Ms Sandra Gidley MP from the Commissioner, 25 January 2010 89.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Paul Holmes MP, 3 July 2009 90.  Letter to Mr Paul Holmes MP from the Commissioner, 8 July 2009 91.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Paul Holmes MP, 20 July 2009 92.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Paul Holmes MP, 8 October 2009 93.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 12 October 2009 94.  Letter to Mr Paul Holmes MP from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 95.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 30 June 2009 96.  Letter to Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP from the Commissioner, 8 July 2009 97.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 27 July 2009 98.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 30 October 2009 99.  Letter to Mr Richard Younger-Ross from the Commissioner, 11 November 2009 100. Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 17 November 2009 101. Memorandum from Director of Finance and Administration, 1 November 2005 102. Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP, 15 January 2010 103. Letter to Mr Richard Younger-Ross MP from the Commissioner, 18 January 2010 104. Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Paul Holmes MP, 8 February 2010 Written evidence to the Committee Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Rt hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP, 24 February 2010 Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Richard Younger-Ross MP, 24 February 2010 Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from John Barrett MP, 24 February 2010 Written Evidence submitted to the Committee by Sandra Gidley MP, 1 March 2010 Written Evidence submitted to the Committee by Paul Holmes MP, 1 March 2010 Oral Evidence: Witnesses Further written evidence Supplementary evidence from Paul Holmes MP to the Committee, 8 March 2010 Supplementary evidence from Richard Younger-Ross MP to the Chairman of the Committee, 12 March 2010 Supplementary evidence from Ms Sandra Gidley MP to the Clerk of the Committee, 15 March 2010 Oral Evidence Tuesday 2nd March

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