# Hague criticised for charity claim

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/03/22/hague-criticised-charity-claim/
- Published: 2001-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Yesterday the Commons’ committee on standards and privileges supported a report 
by the parliamentary standards watchdog which criticised the Rt Hon William Hague
MP for claiming that he donated speaker fees to a charity which had in fact not 
been registered.

 

 

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Yesterday the Commons’ committee on standards and privileges supported a [report](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/2001/02/index.html#hague)
by the parliamentary standards watchdog which criticised the Rt Hon William Hague
MP for claiming that he donated speaker fees to a charity which had in fact not 
been registered.

 

 

 

 

The report stated that “Mr Hague failed to respond correctly on eight occasions 
when required to check his entry.”

 

 

UK Fundraising reported on the original revalation of the “materially inaccurate”
entry in the register of MPs’ interests in February.

 

 

 

 

Read [Watchdog rebukes Hague over trust cash inaccuracy](http://www.societyguardian.co.uk/voluntary/news/0,8371,461117,00.html)
by Nicholas Watt at GuardianUnlimited. Read the full text of the complaint and the
comittee’s findings.

 

 

 

 

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