Chris Philp MP failed to declare tickets worth £6,000 gifted by FA
An investigation by the Times has found that Chris Philp didn't declare hospitality when he was invited to sit in the royal box at the FA semi-final last year.
The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire did not declare £6,000 tickets gifted to him by the FA.
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The government has been forced to issue a correction to its hospitality declaration after Conservative MP Chris Philp failed to disclose an invite to the royal box at Wembley Stadium.
An investigation by The Times found that the MP for Croydon South did not register the invitation to the semi-final last year. Under the ministerial code, any hospitality received in the capacity of MP must be declared.
‘Administrative oversight’
A spokesperson for Mr Philp told The Times that it was an “administrative oversight” to not have declared the gifted seats.
Chris Philp, who is the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, attended the match with a guest. A ticket in the hospitality box, which includes a meal and drinks, generally costs around £6,000 at Wembley.
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove also attended the match and declared his £600 tickets in his register of interests in April of last year.
The spokesperson also told The Times that the declaration was amended “as quickly as possible.”
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StandfirstAn investigation by the Times has found that Chris Philp didn't declare hospitality when he was invited to sit in the royal box at the FA semi-final last year.
The government has been forced to issue a correction to its hospitality declaration after Conservative MP Chris Philp failed to disclose an invite to the royal box at Wembley Stadium.
An investigation by The Times found that the MP for Croydon South did not register the invitation to the semi-final last year. Under the ministerial code, any hospitality received in the capacity of MP must be declared.
‘Administrative oversight’
A spokesperson for Mr Philp told The Times that it was an “administrative oversight” to not have declared the gifted seats.
Chris Philp, who is the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire, attended the match with a guest. A ticket in the hospitality box, which includes a meal and drinks, generally costs around £6,000 at Wembley.
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove also attended the match and declared his £600 tickets in his register of interests in April of last year.
The spokesperson also told The Times that the declaration was amended “as quickly as possible.”
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