Formal Minutes of the Committee on Standards, Session 2017-19

FORMAL MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS, SESSION 2017-19

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Jane Burgess Simon Hart Charmaine Burton Arun Midha Douglas Chapman Bridget Phillipson Christopher Chope Sir Peter Rubin Rita Dexter John Stevenson Kate Green Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Declarations of interests

Elected members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix 1).

2. Confidentiality and privilege

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Procedural and administrative matters

Resolved, That –

• the Committee’s future day and time of meetings will be on Tuesday at 9.45 am, unless otherwise ordered

• whether oral evidence is taken in public will be decided on a case-by-case basis

• the Committee staff are authorised to give witnesses an advance indication of likely lines of questioning

• witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders

• the following matters are delegated to the Chair:

• engaging in correspondence on Committee matters which is not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature

• arranging informal meetings in Westminster on matters relating to the Committee’s remit (for example, with visiting parliamentarians)

• amending the timing of Committee meetings, where necessary

• authorising the issue of press notices about forthcoming evidence sessions, new inquiries and reports

• in the absence of the Chair, Christopher Chope will take the Chair of the Committee.

4. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

Resolved, That the Committee agrees to the request of the Commissioner that she should continue with her investigation into alleged misuse of House-provided stationery by the former hon. Member for Richmond Park, Ms Sarah Olney, which had been commenced on 28 February 2017 and had not been concluded by the time of the General Election.

5. Review of the Code of Conduct

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Awayday

Resolved, That the Committee should hold an ‘awayday’ at which it can discuss its role, strategy and future programme.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 November at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman John Stevenson Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

1. Declarations of interests

Tammy Banks, Jane Burgess, Charmaine Burton, Rita Dexter, Arun Midha, Sir Peter Rubin and Paul Thorogood declared their interests (see Appendix 2).

Kate Green declared further interests (see Appendix 1).

2. Dame Margaret Hodge

Bridget Phillipson declared that, before she had become a member of the Committee, she had taken part in a conversation in the Members’ Tea Room about Members’ use of House stationery, and that Dame Margaret Hodge had also taken part in this conversation.

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Review of the Code of Conduct

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 November at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Kate Green Jane Burgess Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Bridget Phillipson Douglas Chapman Sir Peter Rubin Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Dame Margaret Hodge

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Review of the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 December at 11.00 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Kate Green Charmaine Burton Arun Midha Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Report on Dame Margaret Hodge

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Report (Dame Margaret Hodge), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the First Report of the Committee, HC 591.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 December at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Bridget Phillipson Douglas Chapman Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Report on Dame Margaret Hodge

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

Resolved, That the Committee expresses its gratitude to Kathryn Hudson for her past contribution and services as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

3. All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

Sir Kevin Barron, Douglas Chapman, Kate Green and John Stevenson declared non- pecuniary interests as Chair of various APPGs.

The Committee discussed this matter.

4. Review of Guide to the Rules

The Committee discussed this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 January at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Kate Green Jane Burgess Arun Midha Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Sir Christopher Chope Paul Thorogood Rita Dexter

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Kathryn Stone OBE, attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Declaration of interests

Gary Streeter drew the Committee’s attention to the declaration of his interests contained in the current Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

2. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

3. All-Party Parliamentary Groups

The Committee discussed this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 January at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

2. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee discussed this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 February at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Procedure

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 February at 9.45 am.

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Declaration of interest

Arun Midha updated his declaration of interests (see Appendix 2).

2. Briefing from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

3. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter of today’s date from the Chair to the Leader of the House be reported to the House and published on the Committee’s website.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 March at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Declaration of interest

Kate Green declared that she had made a new entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, recording that she had received support from a PA company.

2. All-Party Parliamentary Groups

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Monday 12 March at 4.00 pm.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Jane Burgess John Stevenson Charmaine Burton Gary Streeter Arun Midha Paul Thorogood Bridget Phillipson

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the letter dated 8 March from the Leader of the House to the Chair be reported to the House and published on the Committee’s website.

2. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

The Committee held an informal private discussion with the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons, and accompanying officials.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 March at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Kate Green Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

Resolved, That the Committee agrees to a request from the Commissioner that she should refer certain matters relating to the Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP to the Metropolitan Police, in accord with the procedures set out in the tripartite Protocol between the Commissioner, the Committee and the Metropolitan Police.

2. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

The Committee held informal discussions with Lee Bridges (Director of Communications, House of Commons), Senior Responsible Owner of the ICGP implementation programme and lead official on the ICGP behaviour code workstream, and Eve Samson (Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Human Rights), lead official on the Standards Committees and Commissioners workstream.

The Committee further considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 April at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

2. Request for meeting with Steering Group

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy (ICGP): informal discussion with workstream leaders

The Committee considered this matter.

The Committee further considered this matter.

4. Communications strategy

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the draft communications strategy proposed by the Committee’s media officer be approved.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 May at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Jane Burgess Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Bridget Phillipson Douglas Chapman Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests attended.

1. Declaration of interest

The Chair updated his declarations of interests (see Appendix 1).

2. Request for meeting with Steering Group

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy (ICGP): informal discussion with workstream leaders

The Committee held informal discussions with Jennifer Crook (Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the House of Commons), lead official on the ICGP sexual harassment policy/procedures workstream, and Alix Langley (Director of HR Services, House of Commons), lead official on the ICGP bullying & harassment policy/procedures workstream.

Resolved, That Eve Samson (Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Human Rights), lead official on the ICGP workstream on Standards Committee and Commissioners, may attend future deliberative meetings of the Committee when ICGP matters are under discussion.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 May at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Disclosure of sensitive information

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Committee, media reports on 2 May purporting to relate to the case of Mr Keith Vaz did not constitute a substantial interference with the work of the Committee. – (The Chair.)

2. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards: Complaint against a Member

The Committee considered this matter.

Motion made, and Question put, That, in the opinion of the Committee, the complaint recently received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards alleging that the Speaker acted in breach of paragraph 15 of the 2009 Code of Conduct for Members falls within the remit of the Commissioner. – (The Chair.)

The Committee divided.

Ayes, 5

Sir Christopher Chope

Kate Green

Bridget Phillipson

John Stevenson

Gary Streeter

Noes, 0

Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Committee, the complaint recently received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards alleging that the Speaker acted in breach of paragraph 15 of the 2009 Code of Conduct for Members falls within the remit of the Commissioner.

Motion made, and Question put, That the Committee authorises the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to initiate an inquiry into a complaint that the Speaker acted in breach of paragraph 15 of the 2009 Code of Conduct for Members, notwithstanding that the complaint relates to alleged events which took place more than seven years ago. – (The Chair.)

The Committee divided.

Ayes, 2

Bridget Phillipson

Gary Streeter

Noes, 3

Sir Christopher Chope

Kate Green

John Stevenson

The Committee further considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 May at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Kate Green Jane Burgess Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Bridget Phillipson Douglas Chapman Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests attended.

1. Declarations of interests

Sir Peter Rubin declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix 1).

2. Role of lay members

The Committee discussed this matter.

Resolved, That the letter dated 20 May to the Chair from previous lay members be reported to the House and published on the Committee’s website.

3. All-Party Parliamentary Groups

The Committee discussed this matter.

4. Code of Conduct / Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 12 June at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

2. Role of lay members

The Committee discussed this matter.

Resolved, That before dividing on any motion not related to a draft Report, the Committee should hold an indicative vote of lay and elected members to ascertain the views on the motion of the Committee as a whole and of each member present; that such a vote should be conducted as if it were a formal division; that, as in a formal division, the Chair should not take part in the initial vote but should have a casting vote in the event of a tie; that after holding such a vote the results should be recorded in the Committee’s formal minutes, without question put; and that after holding such a vote the Committee may or may not proceed to a formal division.

3. Code of Conduct / Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 June at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

2. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

The Committee held informal discussions with Eve Samson (Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Human Rights), lead on the Standards Committees and Commissioners workstream.

[Adjourned till Monday 25 June at 3.00 pm.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till tomorrow at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 July at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Kate Green Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Disciplinary case

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 July at 9:45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green Bridget Phillipson

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

Draft Report (Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy: Implementation), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Second Report of the Committee, HC 1396.

2. Ian Paisley

Mr Paul Thorogood declared a potential interest in that his partner held a Sri Lankan passport.

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 July at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Bridget Phillipson Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Ian Paisley Draft Report (Ian Paisley), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Third Report of the Committee, HC 1397.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 September at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Dr Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman John Stevenson Christopher Chope Sir Peter Rubin Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Kate Green

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Commissioner attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Chair of the Committee

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Ian Paisley

The Committee considered this matter. 4. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

Adjourned until Tuesday 11 September at 9.45 am.

Members present: Sir Kevin Barron, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman John Stevenson Rita Dexter Sir Peter Rubin Kate Green Paul Thorogood Dr Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Commissioner attended accordingly.

1. Future Committee programme

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy (ICGP): unconscious bias training

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 16 October 2018.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Rita Dexter Jane Burgess Dr Arun Midha Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Sir Christopher Chope Paul Thorogood

Sir Kevin Barron, a Member of the House, attended for item 1.

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Commissioner attended accordingly.

1. Chair of the Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

2. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Committee considered this matter.

3. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Parliament Week and outreach

The Committee considered this matter.

5. Future business of the Committee

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 30 October 2018.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Rita Dexter Jane Burgess Dr Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman Paul Thorogood

Three elected members not being present, the Chair adjourned the Committee till Tuesday 13 November at 9.00 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Douglas Chapman John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Arun Midha Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. Implementation of the Cox Report: discussions with members of House of Commons Commission

The Committee held informal discussions with Jane McCall, senior external member of the House of Commons Commission, Dr Rima Makarem, external member of the Commission, and Sir David Natzler KCB, Clerk of the House of Commons, on the implementation of the Cox Report.

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Committee’s future programme

The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee hold an awayday on 14 January 2019.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 November at 9.15 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks John Stevenson Charmaine Burton Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Informal discussions with Leader of the House on implementation of Cox report The Committee held informal discussions with Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons and member of the House of Commons Commission, on the implementation of the Cox report.

The Committee further considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 November at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. Chair’s draft Report on Implications of the Dame Laura Cox Report for the House’s Standards system: initial proposals

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 December at 9.45 am.

Members present:

Kate Green, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Douglas Chapman Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. Awayday Resolved, That the Committee hold an awayday on Tuesday 15 January 2019 at the Institute for Government, 2 Carlton Gardens, London SW1. 2. Boris Johnson

Draft Report (Boris Johnson), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 1797.

3. Implications of the Dame Laura Cox Report for the House’s Standards system: Initial proposals

Draft Report (Implications of the Dame Laura Cox Report for the House’s Standards system: Initial proposals), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 1726.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 December at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Rita Dexter Gary Streeter Dr Arun Midha Paul Thorogood Bridget Phillipson

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Commissioner attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Recent developments

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Awayday

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter. 5. ICGS appeals

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 29 January 2019 at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Dr Arun Midha Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Sir Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards The Commissioner briefed the Committee.

2. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

3. Awayday The Committee considered this matter.

4. All-Party Parliamentary Groups

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee approves for publication the draft general election rules for office-holders of All-Party Parliamentary Groups prepared by the Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests.

5. Proposal to establish informal sub-committee The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee approves in principle the creation of an informal sub- committee to review the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules.

6. ICGS appeals The Committee considered this matter. 7. Further response to Cox report The Committee considered this matter. 8. Lay members (access to facilities)

The Committee considered this matter. 9. Dr Arun Midha (job-shadowing) The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 12 February at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Charmaine Burton Bridget Phillipson Rita Dexter John Stevenson Stewart Malcolm McDonald Sir Gary Streeter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Informal sub-committee (Code and Guide) The Committee considered this matter.

2. ICGS Training The Committee considered this matter.

3. Chair’s draft Report (ICGS appeals) The Committee considered this matter.

4. Any other business

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 March at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Bridget Phillipson Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Mrs Rita Dexter Sir Gary Streeter Dr Arun Midha Paul Thorogood Sir Christopher Chope Liz Twist

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests and the Complaints Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (OPCS), attended the meeting by invitation. 1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests and the Complaints Officer, OPCS, briefed the Committee. 2. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

3. Journalists’ Register The Committee considered this matter.

4. Chair’s draft Report (ICGS appeals)

Draft Report (The Committee’s role in ICGS appeals), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 1976.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 19 March at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Jane Burgess John Stevenson Charmaine Burton Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Dr Arun Midha Liz Twist Bridget Phillipson

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests attended the meeting by invitation. 1. Meeting with Julie Harding, Independent Director of Cultural Transformation The Committee met with Julie Harding, Independent Director of Cultural Transformation, the House of Commons. 2. Meeting with Gemma White QC The Committee met with Gemma White QC.

3. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

4. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide review) The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That there shall be an informal sub-committee of the Committee with the following terms of reference:

To review the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules, taking into account: (a) the proposals put forward in 2017 by the previous Commissioner (b) the need to incorporate changes resulting from the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme and the implementation of the Cox report as these emerge (c) other codes of behaviour that apply to Members and the potential to either consolidate these or to illuminate the relationship between them (d) The report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, MPs Outside Interests, July 2018 (e) Good practice models from other parliaments or relevant bodies.

Resolved, That Jane Burgess be the Chair of the Informal Sub-Committee.

Resolved, That Charmaine Burton take the chair of the Informal Sub-Committee in the absence of the Chair.

5. Future meetings The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 2 April at 10.00 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess John Stevenson Charmaine Burton Sir Gary Streeter Sir Christopher Chope Paul Thorogood Rita Dexter

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide review) and other recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

2. Chair’s draft Report (Boris Johnson: Further Report) Draft Report (Boris Johnson: Further Report), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 2113.

3. Meeting with John Benger and Ian Ailles

The Committee met with Dr John Benger, Clerk of the House of Commons, and Ian Ailles, Director-General, House of Commons.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 April at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Sir Gary Streeter Mrs Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Meeting with Alison Stanley CBE The Committee met with Alison Stanley CBE, independent leader of the ‘Six Month Review’ of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy.

2. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter. 3. Document circulations (SharePoint)

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Proposed inquiry into sanctions

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into sanctions.

Ordered, That the letter dated 5 April 2019 from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to the Chair concerning sanctions should be reported to the House and published.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 May at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Bridget Phillipson Charmaine Burton Sir Peter Rubin Sir Christopher Chope Sir Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Briefing by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards The Committee considered this matter. 2. Informal sub-committee The Committee considered this matter. 3. Committee on Standards in Public Life

The Committee considered this matter.

4. Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy

Resolved, That a Sub-Committee on ICGS Matters be appointed to consider applications for Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) appeals, to conduct such appeals, and to take decisions on redaction to protect the anonymity of the complainant, as well as on other responsibilities of the Committee relating to ICGS appeals, and those relating to ICGS cases escalated to the Committee by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

Ordered, That Tammy Banks, Kate Green, Arun Midha, John Stevenson and Paul Thorogood, be members of the Sub-Committee.

Resolved, That the Sub-Committee have power to choose its own Chair.

Resolved, That the Committee will not in any circumstances challenge the decisions of the Sub-Committee but will agree without debate to any request by the Sub-Committee to approve its findings or to publish reports or evidence.”

5. Relations with Metropolitan Police

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Correspondence

Resolved, That in the present Parliament, where the Committee receives evidence or sends or receives correspondence which, in the Chair's judgement, merits publication by the Committee before it will meet again, the Chair shall have discretion to report it to the House for publication on the Internet, provided that i) the evidence or correspondence concerned shall have been circulated to the Committee and ii) all members shall have been given the opportunity to object to such publication before it takes place.

7. Restoration and Renewal Questionnaire

The Committee considered this matter.

8. Any other business

The Committee considered this matter.

Dr Arun Midha declared a change in his relevant interests: he had recently left the role of Trustee and Honorary Secretary, Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust, and had taken on a new role as Independent Chair, Continuing health care reviews, NHS England.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 June at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Rita Dexter Jane Burgess Dr Arun Midha Charmaine Burton John Stevenson

Three elected members not being present, the Chair adjourned the Committee till Tuesday 25 June at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Rita Dexter Sir Gary Streeter Arun Midha Paul Thorogood Bridget Phillipson

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly.

The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended.

1. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

2. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide review) The Committee considered this matter.

3. Sanctions inquiry The Chair declared an interest as a member of the GMB union. The Clerk declared an interest as a member of the FDA.

Ken Gall, President, Trade Union Side, House of Commons, and Dave Penman, General Secretary, FDA, gave oral evidence.

4. Attendance of lay member at digitalisation training event

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 July at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Arun Midha Jane Burgess Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Gary Streeter Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly. The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. ICGS confidentiality and disclosure The Committee considered this matter. 2. Sanctions inquiry Liz Bates, Westminster Correspondent, The Yorkshire Post; Kate McCann, Political Correspondent, Sky News; and Rajeev Syal, Whitehall Correspondent, The Guardian, gave oral evidence. 3. Standards of Service The Committee considered this matter. 4. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide Review) The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That correspondence dated 10 July 2019 with Lord Evans, Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, on MPs’ outside interests be reported to the House for publication.

5. Recent developments

The Committee considered this matter. 6. Dame Laura Cox report implementation The Committee considered this matter. 7. Geoffrey Cox QC: Memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Committee considered this matter. 8. Metropolitan Police The Committee considered this matter. 9. Any other business The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Tuesday 23 July at 9.45 am.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair

Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Jane Burgess John Stevenson Charmaine Burton Paul Thorogood Rita Dexter Liz Twist Arun Midha

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 150, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attend the meeting. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards attended accordingly. The Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests also attended. 1. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards’ progress report.

The Committee considered this matter. 2. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide Review)

The Committee considered this matter. 3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter. 4. End of Parliament arrangements

The Committee considered this matter. 5. ICGS appeal procedures

The Committee considered this matter. Resolved, That the Committee make the following modifications to its procedures for dealing with Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy appeals:

• The ICGS Matters Sub-Committee should not routinely request a memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in the initial phase of its consideration of an appeal application. Instead it will inform the Commissioner that an appeal has been received, and send the application documents to her. She will have the discretion to submit specific comments if she wishes. If any such comments are received, these will be shown to the applicant.

• When an ICGS appeal application is received by the Committee, the Chair of the Committee should contact the other four members of the sub-committee to determine their availability. A meeting should be set up involving attendance by five, four or three members (three being the quorum) in light of their availability. Members so appointed in respect of a particular case are expected to attend all meeting of the sub-committee related to that case. Only in exceptional circumstances should a member not attend a meeting to deal with that case. If, exceptionally, a member did not attend such a meeting, they should not attend subsequent meetings on the same case. – (The Chair.)

6. PCS paper on confidentiality

The Committee considered this matter. 7. Chair’s draft Report (Geoffrey Cox QC)

Draft Report (Geoffrey Cox), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 2591. 8. Individual case (preliminary discussions)

The Committee considered this matter. 9. Digitalisation of Register of Members’ Financial Interests

The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till Monday 9 September at 4.30 pm.

Members present: Kate Green, in the Chair Tammy Banks Sir Peter Rubin Charmaine Burton John Stevenson Sir Christopher Chope Sir Gary Streeter Mrs Rita Dexter Paul Thorogood Dr Arun Midha

1. End of Session arrangements Ordered, That the letter dated 2 August 2019 from Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP, apologising to the House through the Committee for his breach of the Code of Conduct, as required by the Committee in its Eighth Report (HC 2591), para 12, be reported to the House and published on the Committee’s website. Ordered, That the Chair is authorised to finalise and send correspondence as listed below, and that such correspondence and associated documents be reported to the House and published on the Committee’s website: (a) letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, together with the Commissioner’s draft paper on ICGS confidentiality and disclosure, and comments on that draft paper by the House of Commons Trade Union Side and Unite the Union; (b) letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards relating to a draft revised text of the Code of Conduct drawn up by the Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide Review), together with the text of that draft. (c) letter from the Chair to the Leader of the House, Shadow Leader, and party whips urging that in the new Parliament the Committee on Standards should be re-established as a matter of priority;

(d) letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, relating to certain modifications to the Committee’s arrangements for considering ICGS appeals.

Resolved, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, written evidence or correspondence received between scheduled committee meetings, over the period 9 September to 15 October 2019, where the material is directly related to a current inquiry or is otherwise judged to be of an urgent nature, shall be reported to the House for publication.

2. Individual case The Committee considered this matter. The Committee took oral evidence in private from Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP.

5. Commissioner’s progress report

The Committee considered this matter.

6. Informal Sub-Committee (Code and Guide Review) The Committee considered this matter.

7. Recent developments The Committee considered this matter.

10. Any other business The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 October at 9.45 am.

APPENDIX 1: DECLARATION OF ELECTED MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

14 November 2017: Declaration of Members’ interests

Elected members of the Committee drew attention to the following entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests (as at 23 October 2017):

Barron, Sir Kevin (Rother Valley) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Hargreaves Services plc Address of donor: West Terrace, Esh Winning, Durham DH7 9PT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: invitation to the theatre, including overnight hotel accommodation for myself and my wife, total value £600 Date received: 8 April 2017 Date accepted: 8 April 2017 Donor status: company, registration 4952865 (Registered 18 April 2017) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Constituency office in Dinnington: (i).

Chapman, Douglas (Dunfermline and West Fife) Nil

Chope, Mr Christopher (Christchurch) 1. Employment and earnings Director of Carclew Limited; small private company which provides business consultancy services but excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs. (Updated 20 June 2017) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Carclew Limited. (Updated 20 June 2017) 8. Miscellaneous Retired barrister. (Updated 1 June 2015) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Christine Chope, as Secretary.

Green, Kate (Stretford and Urmston) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Remembering Srebrenica (a project of Ummah Help) Address of donor: Newland House, 137-139 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): accommodation, flights, subsistence and transport within Bosnia, with a total value of £489 Destination of visit: Bosnia Dates of visit: 2-5 October 2016 Purpose of visit: to visit scenes of genocide in Bosnia and meet survivors and campaigners. (Registered 11 October 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Trustee of the Webb Memorial Trust, which works for social and economic justice. (Registered 17 April 2014)

Hart, Simon (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) 1. Employment and earnings From 1 November 2015 until further notice, High Net Worth Consultant for the Countryside Alliance of 1 Spring Mews, Tinworth St, London SE11 5AN. I will receive £7,500 every quarter in return for a commitment of approximately 8 hrs a week. (Registered 10 December 2015) Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for completing surveys: 30 January 2017, received £200 for survey completed in November 2016. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 06 February 2017) 10 August 2017, received £200 for survey completed in July 2017. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 August 2017) Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys: 26 March 2016, received £75 for January 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 November 2016) 26 April 2016, received additional £25 for January 2016 Survey. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 01 November 2016) 17 May 2016, received £75 for February 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 November 2016) 31 August 2016, received £75 for April 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 November 2016) 13 October 2016, received £75 for June 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 November 2016) 31 October 2016, received £75 for August/September 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 November 2016) Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys: 13 January 2016, received £50 for December 2015 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 6 April 2016, received £20 for February 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 17 May 2016, received £80 for April 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 27 June 2016, received £40 for May 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 16 August 2016, received £40 for July 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 30 November 2016, received £60 for October 2016 Survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 30 November 2016) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: United & Cecil Club Address of donor: c/o Beckfield, Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Windsor SL4 4TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: members' association (Registered 20 March 2017) Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Rocester, Staffordshire ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000

Donor status: company, registration 0056159 (Registered 27 June 2017) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Fraser Duffin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Date received: 3 October 2016 Date accepted: 3 October 2016 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 October 2016) Name of donor: Landsker Business Club Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Date received: 26 April 2017 Date accepted: 26 April 2017 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 28 June 2017; updated 08 August 2017) Name of donor: Fraser Duffin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 3 May 2017 Date accepted: 3 May 2017 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 June 2017) Name of donor: Michael O’Reilly Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Date received: 3 May 2017 Date accepted: 3 May 2017 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 June 2017) Name of donor: Johan Christofferson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 15 May 2017 Date accepted: 15 May 2017 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 June 2017) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Abigail Kate Hart, as Office Manager. (Updated 06 April 2017)

Phillipson, Bridget (Houghton and Sunderland South) 1. Employment and earnings Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing opinion surveys. All fees paid direct to Houghton and Sunderland South Constituency Labour Party: 6 March 2017, payment of £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 August 2017) 8 June 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 August 2017) 9 June 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 August 2017) Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 31 July 2017. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 August 2017)

29 September 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 19 October 2017) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: GMB Northern Address of donor: 1 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1YE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 07 July 2017)

Stevenson, John (Carlisle) 1. Employment and earnings Solicitor, partner in Bendles, of 22 Portland Square, Carlisle CA1 1PE. From October 2015 until further notice I receive £2,400 a month for work of between 10 and 45 hours a month. (Updated 9 December 2015) 3 December 2016, received £400 as profit share. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 20 December 2016) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: 97 Mill Hill Road, London W3 8JF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: members' association (Registered 29 June 2017) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: United Biscuits Address of donor: Hayes Park, North Building, Hayes End Road, Hayes UB4 8EE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards the organisation and payment for a Skills Fair in my constituency Date received: 12 December 2015 Date accepted: 12 December 2015 Donor status: company number 2506007 (Registered 20 December 2016) Name of donor: Story Homes Ltd Address of donor: Lords Way, Kingsmoor Business Park, Carlisle CA6 4SL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards the organisation and payment for a Skills Fair in my constituency Date received: 3 March 2017 Date accepted: 3 March 2017 Donor status: company, registration 02275441 (Registered 29 March 2017) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Shared interest in one commercial property in Carlisle and a holiday let in Ambleside: (i) and (ii). Until September and November 2016, shared interest in two residential properties in Carlisle (i) and (ii). (Updated 20 December 2016) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my partner, Tracy Nixon, as part-time Senior Secretary.

21 November 2017: Declaration of Members’ interests

Kate Green declared further interests:

Trustee, Webb Memorial Trust, which works for social and economic justice (due to end 31.12.18)

Chair, The Fabian Society, Labour-affiliated think tank, since 06.12.16

Member Unite, GMB, USDAW: all have made donations to my local party and been registered where appropriate

Visit outside the UK

Name of donor: Remembering Srebrenica (a project of Ummah Help)

Address of donor: Newland House, 137-139 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UA

Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): accommodation, flights, subsistence and transport within Bosnia, with a total value of £489

Destination of visit: Bosnia

Dates of visit: 2-5 October 2016

Purpose of visit: to visit scenes of genocide in Bosnia and meet survivors and campaigners.

(Registered 11 October 2016)

16 January 2018: Declaration of Members’ interests

Gary Streeter drew attention to his entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests (as at 23 October 2017):

1. Employment and earnings

Payments received from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing opinion surveys:

21 January 2016, received £75 for completing November 2015 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

9 March 2016, received £50 for completing HMRC Stakeholder Audit 2015 survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

24 March 2016, received £75 for completing January 2016 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

16 May 2016, received £100 for completing February 2016 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

18 July 2016, received £75 for completing April 2016 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

9 December 2016, received £75 for completing October 2016 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 02 March 2017)

23 February 2017, received £100 for completing November 2016 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: approx. 45 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)

23 June 2017, received £75 for completing January 2017 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: approx. 45 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)

22 August 2017, received £50 for a survey conducted in 2016. Hours: approx. 45 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)

19 September 2017, received £150 for completing February and June 2017 parliamentary panel surveys. Hours: approx. 90 mins (45 mins each). (Registered 21 September 2017)

9 October 2017, received £150 for completing July and September 2017 parliamentary panel surveys. Hours: approx. 90 mins (45 mins each). (Registered 11 October 2017)

20 November 2017, received £75 for completing October 2017 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 30 November 2017)

Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for completing opinion surveys:

1 March 2017, received £200 for Winter 2016 survey. Hours: 1.5 hrs approx. (Registered 06 March 2017)

4 August 2017, received £200 for Summer 2017 survey. Hours: 75 mins approx. (Registered 17 August 2017)

3 January 2018, received £200 for Winter 2017 Survey. Hours: 75 mins approx. (Registered 08 January 2018)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: CARE

Address of donor: 53 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: services of a voluntary intern, for 4 days a week between September 2016 and July 2017, who will receive a bursary of £650 per calendar month as a member of CARE’s educational Leadership Programme, total £7,150.

Date of receipt: 26 September 2016

Date of acceptance: 26 September 2016

Donor status: charity, registration 1066963

(Registered 03 October 2016)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my wife, Janet Streeter, as part-time Junior Parliamentary Researcher.

1 May 2018: Declaration of Members’ interests Sir Kevin Barron declared an interest which he had also entered into the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, viz. that he had accepted an invitation from the Football Foundation to attend a football match at Wembley on 27 March 2018, and associated hospitality, to a total value of £500.

APPENDIX 2: DECLARATION OF LAY MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

21 November 2017: Declaration of lay members’ interests

Tammy Banks

Paid work

Chief Executive Officer, Yorkshire, Humberside and Lincolnshire Circles of Support and Accountability (charity, since October 2013)

Taye Training and Consultancy: specialist training, audits, team building and leadership coaching (started January 2017)

Other miscellaneous interests

School governor, Poppleton Road Primary School (started December 2013)

Jane Burgess

Paid work

Partners’ Counsellor, Main Board director, John Lewis Partnership (November 1993 – due to retire on 15 May 2018; as at 21 November 2017, on a 6-month sabbatical – long leave)

Chair of senior recruitment competition, Civil Service Commission (1 October 2017 to date)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality

Ongoing annual payment to husband: Dixons Carphone plc, shareholding of 614 shares, approximate value £3,500 with a dividend of approximately £30 per annum

Other miscellaneous interests

Member of the Business Advisory Board, Surrey Business School (April 2016 ongoing)

Charmaine Burton

Paid work

#TalkWith Project: Chair question and answer sessions, chair AGMs, Vox pops (Birmingham South Central Commissioning Group, from September 2016)

Organised a live audience radio show with a panel, audience that was broadcast live on New Style Radio with launch; including a Member of Parliament on panel; partnership event for Parliament Week (17 November 2017)

Organised a live audience radio show with a panel, audience that was broadcast live on New Style Radio with launch; partnership event, West Midlands Police Crime Commissioner (29 September 2016)

Other miscellaneous interests New Style Radio (community station): voluntary producer and presenter of he DifferentAnglez Radio show (politics and current affairs): interview with MPs, councillors, influencers, organisations, business, public organisations, community influencers (from April 2013)

Rita Dexter

Paid work

Member of Independent Advisory Group to the Police Federation of England and Wales (commenced July 2017; contract expires April 2018).

Arun Midha

Paid work

1. Lay member, General Pharmaceutical Council (from April 2016) 2. Board member, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (from April 2015) 3. Chair, retrospective continuing health care reviews NHS Wales (from 2010) 4. Lay member, Bar Standards Board, Professional conduct committee (from 2009) 5. Lay member, preliminary investigation committee, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (from 2012) 6. Qualifications Wales (from 2017) 7. Lay Chair of Corporate Governance Committees, National Assembly for Wales (2010-2015) 8. Strategic Advisor, Swansea University (2011-2014) 9. Lay member, assessment and recommendation of clinical excellence awards for NHS consultants in Wales (2008-2014) 10. Consultant, Tidal Lagoon, Swansea Bay (marketing the product to the business and academic community) (2013-2014) 11. Independent member, Resources Committee, Wales Audit Office 92011-2013) 12. Lay member, Health and Care Professions Council (2008-2013) 13. Independent member, National Advisory Board (NHS Wales) (2010-2012) / Chair, Renal Advisory Board (2005-2008) 14. Lay member and Treasurer, General Medical Council (2000-2009) 15. University of Wales College of Medicine then Cardiff University: Associate Director of Business Planning then Director of Strategy and Resources, Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (2001-2009); Assistant Director, Welsh Combined Centres for Public Health: Responsibility for Specialist Medical Training in Wales \91994-2001) 16. Chair, Code of Conduct panel, Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Great Britain (2005-2011) 17. Independent member, Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council (2006-2010) 18. Lay member, Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (2007-2010) 19. Board member, Welsh Language Board (2000-2010) 20. Non-executive director, Wales NHS Ambulance Trust (2000-2002) 21. Commerce and Industry Adviser, Health Promotion Authority for Wales (1990-1994) 22. Graduate trainee, Lloyds Bank plac (1989-1990) 23. Lay chair, NHS complaints panel in Wles (1999-2000) 24. Lay member, Welsh Joint Education committee (2015-17)

Gifts and benefits

Welsh Rugby Union: as Honorary Secretary and Trustees of the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust there is a possibility of being invited to all home internationals accompanying one of our seriously injured players.

Tidal Lagoon power: invitation to Cardiff Business club lunch in honour of French Ambassador – approx.. £75 (9 May 2016)

Swansea University: invitation to Dylan Thomas International book prize (14 May 2016)

Other miscellaneous interests

Assessor, Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education

Governor, Welsh medium secondary school

Trustee and Honarary Secretary, Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust

Supporter Save the Children charity and Streetchild United charity

Previous unpaid roles

Member, Glas Cymru / Welsh Water (2014-)

High Sheriff of South Glamorgan (2012-2013)

Board Member and Trustees, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (UK) (2008-2009)

Magistrate, Cardiff bench (1994-2004)

Member, Broadcasting Council for Wales (2005-2010)

Governor, Welsh medium primary school (2003-2008)

Sir Peter Rubin

Paid work

Chair, Strategy Delivery Board, University of Nottingham (May 2015 – ongoing)

Board for Academic Medicine (funding comes ultimately from the Scottish Government’s Health Directorates and is administered by the University of St Andrews) (1 April 2016 – 31 March 2019)

Advising the Director General, Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (1 September 2014 – 31 December 2015)

Other miscellaneous interests

Chair (non-remunerated) of the Alec Court Management Committee Ltd (residents’ management committee of a block of eight flats; company registered at Companies House: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/ 01674471/officers

Chair since 2015; Director since 2008

Paul Thorogood

Paid work

Chief Executive Officer, The Football Foundation (April 2006 to present)

Armed Forces Pension Scheme: Early departure payments monthly from AFPS (since leaving the Royal Air Force in April 2006)

Gifts and benefits KPMG Consulting: Ed Sheeran concert, The O2 London, c.£200 (3 May 2017) The Diligent Corporation: invited to attend Directors’ Experience Conference in Tuscany. Two nights’ accommodation at Hotel Castell di Casole for myself and my partner, including meals. Cost c. £1,000. (26 to 28 October 2017)

27 February 2018: Declaration of interests Arun Midha informed the Committee that he had updated his declaration of interests, in order to clarify that whereas his current declaration, as published on the Committee’s website, recorded that he was a lay member of the Bar Standards Board, he was actually a member of the Bar Standards Board Professional Conduct Committee; and to provide the following updated list of interests: Lay member, Council, General Pharmaceutical Council (April 2016 – present) Chair, Retrospective continuing health care reviews NHS Wales (2010- present) Lay Member, Professional Conduct committee, Bar Standards Board (2009 – present) Board Member, Qualifications Wales (2017 – present) Lay member, Professional Conduct Committees, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2012 – present) Board member, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (April 2015 – March 2018) Gifts and benefits: Hospitality at home internationals paid for by Welsh Rugby Union in capacity at Hon. Sec and Trustee Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust Declarations of interests by lay members Assessor, Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education (2008 – present) (unpaid) Governor, Welsh medium secondary school (2008 – present) (unpaid) Trustee and Honorary Secretary, Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust (2015 – present) (unpaid) Supporter, Save the Children Charity (unpaid) Supporter, Street Child United Charity (unpaid) 22 May 2018: Declaration of interests

Sir Peter Rubin declared that he had ceased to be Chair of the Strategy Delivery Board, University of Nottingham, in April 2018.