The "cash-for-questions affair" was a political scandal of the 1990s in the United Kingdom. It began in October 1994 when The Guardian newspaper alleged...
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Michael Grylls (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
politician who was an MP from 1970 to 1997. He was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, a political scandal of the 1990s. He was the father of adventurer...
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parliamentary debate of the Parliamentary Commissioner's report on the cash-for-questions affair. On that occasion, the prorogation was on Friday, 21 March, and...
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Ian Greer (section Cash-for-questions affair)
a British political lobbyist whose career was affected by the cash-for-questions affair. Ian Bramwell Greer was born on 5 June 1933, the son of Salvation...
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1998, casting doubt on his report about Neil Hamilton and the cash-for-questions affair. Downey was previously chairman of the investors' "watchdog",...
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Michael Brown (British politician) (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
who repays his hosts". During the Cash for Questions parliamentary scandal, Brown admitted to, and apologised for, accepting money to lobby on behalf...
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Mohamed Al-Fayed (section Cash-for-questions)
1994, in what became known as the cash-for-questions affair, Fayed revealed the names of MPs he had paid to ask questions in Parliament on his behalf, but...
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Neil Hamilton (politician) (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
Guardian published a headline branding him "A Liar and a Cheat". The cash-for-questions affair enquiry in 1997 found that Hamilton had taken bribes. He subsequently...
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Retrieved 21 June 2018. Cooper, Glenda (22 October 1994). "The Cash-for-Questions Affair: Tim Smith finds forgiveness – UK, News". The Independent. London...
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surrounding the word "lobbyists" following the 1994 Cash-for-questions affair). Professional public affairs agencies, representing multiple clients, undertake...
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Minister for Corporate Affairs between 1992 and 1994 in Prime Minister John Major's government. Neil Hamilton became embroiled in the Cash-for-questions affair...
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was well known for his support of ex-Conservative MP Neil Hamilton, who became famous for his involvement in the "cash-for-questions affair" in the mid-1990s...
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Michael Colvin (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
became known in 1994, the media linked the issue to then on-going cash-for-questions affair: "It was not registered. It is an oversight which I regret", Colvin...
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anti-corruption movement 2015 Cash For Vote Scam Cash-for-questions affair 2009 cash for influence scandal New arrest in Indian cash for votes scandal Sultan,...
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was set up in late 1994 by John Major's government after the cash-for-questions affair, and has conducted numerous other inquiries. Its first report...
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2016 cash for access scandal: Justin Trudeau Cash-for-questions affair, UK, 1990s Cash for Honours Cash for Influence (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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resignation of Tim Yeo and the Earl of Caithness, among others (1994) Cash-for-questions affair involving Neil Hamilton, Tim Smith and Mohamed Al-Fayed (1994)...
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that the conduct of some politicians was unethical - for example, during the cash-for-questions affair. The Committee's original terms of reference were...
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of Lords Cash-for-questions affair Cash for Influence Political funding in the United Kingdom David Abrahams Tony's Cronies "Timeline: Cash-for-honours"...
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serving the newly formed Committee for Standards and Privileges. He investigated the cash-for-questions affair. The second commissioner was Elizabeth...
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(1933–2015), British political lobbyist, affected by the cash-for-questions affair Ian Greer (obstetrician) FRCP (born 1958), medical doctor, Vice-President...
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Smith was later found to be involved with Neil Hamilton in the cash-for-questions affair which was the financial part of the Major ministry sleaze uncovered...
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so for more than twenty years, retiring in 1995. He reported on Conservative MPs, including the perjurious Jonathan Aitken and the cash-for-questions affair...
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was established by five firms of lobbyists following the 1994 cash-for-questions affair, a political scandal in the United Kingdom. "History of lobbying...
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Bernie Ecclestone (redirect from Cash-for-fags affair)
Sir Patrick Neill. On 17 November, Blair apologised for his government's mishandling of the affair and stated "the decision to exempt Formula One from...
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Party political broadcast Peter Watt Midlands Industrial Council Cash-for-questions affair Honours (Prevention of Abuses) Act 1925 Gay, Oonagh; White, Isobel...
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regulate would be considered a criminal offence, for instance the "Cash-for-questions affair" and "Cash for Honours" in the United Kingdom. A grey area in...
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Tim Smith (British politician) (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
constituency at each general election until 1997. During the "cash-for-questions affair" it was revealed that he had taken undeclared payments of between...
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Independent. London. Macintyre, Donald (21 October 1994). "The Cash-for-Questions Affair: Major rocked as payments scandal grows". The Independent. London...
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David Tredinnick (politician) (category Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies)
an undercover reporter to ask questions in Parliament about a non-existent drug. Part of the cash-for-questions affair, the MP was caught in an investigation...
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