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Standards and Privileges - Fourteenth Special Report 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 7 October 2008.

Contents Terms of Reference Conduct of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper Appendix 1: Memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards       Contents Complaint against Rt Hon Ed Balls and Rt Hon Yvette Cooper  6 Introduction The Complaint Relevant Provisions of the Code My Inquiries Findings of Fact Conclusions (a) Was the identification of their main home a simple matter of fact? (b) Were they required to identify their main home as the place where they spent more nights than any other? (c) Did they properly take advice from the Department of Finance and Administration? (d) Overall, was their designation consistent with the rules of the House? Other Considerations The criteria for identifying a main home Joint Claims Written evidence received by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards 1.  Article in Mail on Sunday, published 23 September 2007 2.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Malcolm Moss MP, 4 February 2008 3.  Letter to Mr Balls (with a similar letter to Ms Cooper) from the Commissioner, 6 February 2008 4.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Balls and Ms Cooper, 28 February 2008rrrr 5.  Article in Wakefield Express, published 8 February 2008 6.  Letter to the Department of Finance and Administration from Mr Balls, 20 July 2005 7.  Letter to the Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 3 March 2008 8.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Acting Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 7 April 2008 9.  Circular letter to all Ministers and Office Holders receiving the Additional Costs Allowance from the Director of Operations, Department of Finance and Administration, 26 February 2004 10.  Letter to the Assistant Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from Mr Balls and Ms Cooper, 18 March 2008 11.  Note of Meeting between Mr Balls and Ms Cooper and the Department of Finance and Administration, 9 June 2005 12.  Letter to Mr Balls (and a similar letter to Ms Cooper) from the Commissioner, 9 April 2008 13.  Letter to the Commissioner from Ms Cooper, 6 June 2008 14.  Letter to a Senior Payments Officer in the Fees Office from Ms Cooper, 6 February 2004 15.  Letter to a Senior Payments Officer, Fees Office, from Ms Cooper, 22 March 2004 16.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Balls and Ms Cooper, 6 June 2008 17.  Letter to the Acting Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 19 June 2008 18.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Acting Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 26 June 2008 19.  Letter to Mr Balls (and a similar letter to Ms Cooper) from the Commissioner, 26 June 2008 20.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Balls and Ms Cooper, 10 July 2008 21.  Letter to the Acting Director of Operations, Department of Resources, from the Commissioner, 16 July 2008 22.  Letter to Ms Cooper from the Commissioner, 16 July 2008 23.  Letter to the Commissioner from Mr Balls (on behalf of himself and Ms Cooper), 22 July 2008 24.  Letter to Mr Balls (copied to Ms Cooper) from the Commissioner, 24 July 2008 25.  Schedule of Time Spent in London, Castleford and Away 26.  Letter to the Commissioner from the Acting Director of Operations, Department of Resources, 28 July 2008 Appendix 2: Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper, 6 October 2008 Formal minutes Reports from the Committee on Standards and Privileges in the current Parliament

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