MP refers himself to commissioner over ‘cash for questions’ claims

A Conservative MP has referred himself to the standards commissioner after it was claimed a company that he worked for helped him write questions to government.

George Freeman asked the director at environmental monitoring company GHGSat “what to ask about” when submitting questions about the sector the firm operates in, the Sunday Times reported.

Freeman was previously advised by a government committee not to lobby the government on behalf of the firm due to his previous role as science minister.

The Mid Norfolk MP said in a statement to the BBC that he doesn’t believe he did anything wrong, while his party said it would be “inappropriate” to comment while inquiries were ongoing.

The Sunday Times reported that Freeman asked the company’s director what to ask about as he…