Sir Kevin Barron, the chairman of the standards committee, agreed a contract with a group of companies that said he would arrange events in Parliament in return for payment – an apparent breach of the rules.
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On Thursday he announced that he had referred himself to Kathryn Hudson, the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, over the disclosures.

The move means that two members of the committee that regulates MPs’ behaviour now face inquiries by Mrs Hudson. Earlier this week the Telegraph disclosed how Tommy Sheppard, an SNP member of the committee, was being investigated over his failure to declare a shareholding worth £200,000. He blamed an “administrative error”.

Sir Kevin’s announcement came after the Telegraph revealed how he undertook to provide “services”, including sponsoring events in the House of Commons, for the Japanese Pharmaceutical Group (JPG) in return for thousands of pounds. …”