No investigation into ‘cash for questions’ former minister
Conservative Deputy George Freeman was told that he would not encounter a parliamentary standards investigation for the lobby.
In June, the Middle of Norfolk deputy directed himself to the Standard Commissioner in June, when a company he worked for helping the government to write questions to the government.
As a former Minister of Science, Freeman advised Freeman that lobbying to the Labor Government could be a conflict of interest.
Freeman said he was “satisfied” of the decision that there was not enough justifications for an official investigation and that he labeled the allegations as “unfounded”.
In a statement, he added: “The commissioner reiterated that the rules of lobby did not ban. [MPs] asking [Parliamentary] Defense for sectors or public interests or public interest as long as the registration and declaration rules are followed. As in my questions. “
As a consultant for GHGSAT, the owner of greenhouse gas monitoring satellites, around Freeman’s role around the role of “Cash for questions” appeared.
Freeman claims that the company’s manager was consulted about “what to ask”.
In another e -mail, he claimed whether the company could help “take the right” statement that “it could turn into a parliamentary language” for the questions he sent about space data and emission monitoring.
At that time, BBC said in a statement that Freeman did not believe that he did something wrong, and his party would be “inappropriate” to comment while the investigations continue.
Freeman took part in the Environmental Monitoring Company in April 2024 and said that the deputy’s interest record received £ 5,000 per month for eight hours a month before leaving the role in March this year.
After notifying Watchdog ACOBA, the appointments advised the role that “the British Government should not be involved in the British Government” on behalf of the role.
Freeman worked as the Minister of Science under both Boris Johnson and Rishi altar, and now he is currently working at the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Conservatives and parliamentary standards have been contacted to comment with the commissioner.
