"Two peers are set to be suspended from the House of Lords for breaching rules on providing parliamentary services in return for "payment or reward". Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions of four and five months respectively. The House of Lords' standards watchdog launched separate investigations into the two men following an undercover operation by the Guardian newspaper."
"In the course of his investigation, the standards commissioner found that crossbench peer Lord Dannatt had breached the code of conduct by corresponding with ministers and government officials about three companies - UK Nitrgoen, Teledyne UK and Blue International Holdings - in which he had a financial interest. The commissioner also identified four ways in which Labour peer Lord Evans had broken the rules including by sponsoring events in Parliament for a company that was owned by his son,"
Two peers will be suspended from the House of Lords for breaching rules on providing parliamentary services in return for payment or reward. Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt faces a four-month suspension and businessman Lord Evans of Watford faces a five-month suspension. The standards watchdog launched separate investigations after an undercover operation by the Guardian. Neither peer appealed the commissioner's findings or the sanctions. The commissioner found that Lord Dannatt corresponded with ministers and officials about companies in which he had a financial interest. The commissioner also found Lord Evans sponsored parliamentary events for a company owned by his son, in which he held one-third of the shares.
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