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New report due on Conway expenses MP Conway 'told to repay money'
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A standards watchdog will release a second report later on MP Derek Conway's employment of his sons at taxpayers' expense. A standards watchdog is to order MP Derek Conway to repay some of the taxpayers' money used to employ his elder son Henry, the BBC has learned.
Mr Conway has already been censured by the Standards and Privileges Committee for payments to his son Freddie, who was a student in Newcastle at the time. Mr Conway has already been censured by the Standards and Privileges Committee for payments to younger son Freddie - a student in Newcastle at the time.
It is to release a second report on payments to his elder son Henry, after a complaint from Labour MP John Mann. It is to release a second report on payments to Henry, after a complaint from Labour MP John Mann.
The case prompted a row about MPs' expenses that continues a year later. Mr Conway was told last year to repay £13,161 of money paid to Freddie.
Last week the government backed down on plans to exempt details of MPs' claims from the Freedom of Information Act - after efforts by campaigners to see detailed breakdowns and receipts of items claimed by MPs. The BBC understands the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee has upheld the second complaint against Mr Conway and he will have to write a letter of apology to the chairman of the committee and repay some of the money.
The Commons stopped short of a ban on MPs' employing relatives, although family members are now declared. But he is not expected to be told to apologise on the floor of the House of Commons.
On 28 January 2008, the standards and privileges committee upheld a complaint against Mr Conway, the Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, that he had overpaid Freddie - who was a full-time student in Newcastle at the time - and should repay £13,161. Mr Conway, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, was ordered to apologise to the House last year after the probe into his employment of Freddie.
Standards and Privileges Committee MPs said there was "no record" of what work he had done and said the £1,000-plus a month he was paid was too high. The Standards and Privileges Committee said there was "no record" of what work Freddie had done and said the £1,000-plus a month he was paid was too high.
The MP later had the Conservative whip withdrawn, was suspended from the Commons for 10 days and has said he will stand down at the next election.The MP later had the Conservative whip withdrawn, was suspended from the Commons for 10 days and has said he will stand down at the next election.
He apologised but said Freddie worked about 17 hours a week for him and did not infringe the staffing allowance rules. He apologised but said Freddie had worked about 17 hours a week for him and had not infringed the staffing allowance rules.