Question

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the selection panel for the new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive was informed by Saxton Bampfylde of the Australian Senate investigations into the conduct of Ms Carol Mills; and when the panel became aware of those investigations.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer of 8 September 2014 to the hon. Member for Chelmsford (c430W).

The panel was not made aware of the investigations before reaching its conclusion.