| 词条 | Elliot Morley |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Elliot Morley | honorific-suffix = | image = Elliot Morley, March 2008.jpg | office = Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe Glanford and Scunthorpe (1987–1997) | parliament = | majority = | predecessor = Richard Hickmet | successor = Nic Dakin | term_start = 12 June 1987 | term_end = 12 April 2010 | birth_name = Elliot Anthony Morley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|07|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Liverpool, England | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British | spouse = Patricia Hunt | party = Labour | children = Son and daughter | residence = Winterton, Lincolnshire | alma_mater = Hull College of Education | occupation = | profession = Teacher | religion = Church of England | signature = | website = elliotmorley.co.uk | footnotes = }}Elliot Anthony Morley (born 6 July 1952) is a British former Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and then Scunthorpe from 1997 to 2010. In 2009, he was accused by The Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had already been repaid.[1] Morley was prosecuted and on 7 April 2011 pleaded guilty in Southwark Crown Court to two counts of false accounting, involving over £30,000. On 20 May 2011, he was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment.[2][3][4][5] He was released from prison on 20 September 2011 having served a quarter of his sentence.[6] Early lifeHe attended St Margaret's C of E High School on Aigburth Road in Aigburth in south Liverpool and received a BEd from Hull College of Education.[7] He was head of Special Needs at Greatfield High School in Hull.[8] Political careerBefore entering Parliament, Morley was a Labour member of Hull City Council representing Drypool Ward from 1979 to 1986.[9] He stood unsuccessfully for Beverley in 1983. He served as Fisheries Minister from 1997 to 2003, followed by Minister of State for the Environment and Agri-Environment in DEFRA, but left government in the May 2006 reshuffle. During his time in government, Morley pushed strongly for a series of environmental causes. In 2004, he sought to strengthen the United Kingdom's efforts to purchase legally harvested lumber[10] and aided the launch of a programme to manage flooding and coastal erosion called 'WaveNet'. In 2005 Morley assisted in the establishment of a Governmental Decontamination Service,[11] to provide decontamination and cleansing assistance after chemical, radiological, biological, or nuclear incidents and major accidental releases of harmful materials.[12] On 19 December 2006 he was appointed to the Privy Council.[13] This was revoked on 14 June 2011.[14] He was Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, leaving this post when his expenses claims came under investigation. In 2007 Morley voted to support the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill,[15] which would have given Parliament a blanket exemption from the Freedom of Information Act and thereby prevent the release of any information on expenses claims by Members of Parliament.[16] However the Bill was defeated. Expenses claims{{main|United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal}}As part of its disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament, The Daily Telegraph alleged on 14 May 2009 that Morley claimed £800 a month in respect of a property in Winterton, near Scunthorpe, for 18 months after the mortgage ended, and received an overpayment of £16,800 in total.[1] The Telegraph also alleged Morley let a London flat designated as his main residence to another Labour MP, Ian Cawsey, a close friend and former special adviser. Cawsey named the property as his second home, allowing him to claim £1,000 a month to cover the rent which he was charged by Mr Morley. In November 2007, the newspaper claims Morley 'flipped' his designated second home from his Scunthorpe property to his London flat, and for four months the two men claimed expenses on the same property.[18]Morley told BBC News that he had repaid the money two weeks before The Telegraph story breaking upon realising he had mistakenly continued claiming for his mortgage payments after the mortgage had been paid off in 2006.[18] On 14 May 2009 he was suspended from holding office in the Parliamentary Labour Party because of this scandal.[17] Morley referred himself to John Lyon, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, in an effort to clear his name.[17] It was reported that this inquiry was put on hold pending a police investigation.[4] On 29 May 2009 he announced that he would not stand for re-election, but refused to resign immediately.[18] ProsecutionOn 5 February 2010, it was reported that Morley would face criminal charges over his expenses,[5] and the Labour whip was subsequently suspended.[19] On 27 May 2010 Morley, David Chaytor, Jim Devine, and Lord Hanningfield (Paul White) appeared at Southwark Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.[20] They faced charges of false accounting under the Theft Act.[5] Morley eventually pleaded guilty in the Crown Court at Southwark on 7 April 2011 before Mr Justice Saunders, who had presided over the other prosecutions in the Parliamentary expenses scandal. On 20 May 2011, Morley was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment on two counts of false accounting.[2][3] He served four months in prison – a quarter of the sentence – and was then released under the home detention curfew scheme.[6] On 8 June 2011, he was expelled from the Privy Council. It was the first expulsion since Edgar Speyer in 1921.[21] Morley was previously a Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers for services to flood and coastal defence. He was expelled from the Institution of Civil Engineers on 4 July 2011, when the Institution's Professional Conduct Panel ruled that due to his breaching of "Rule 1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, which require all members to uphold the dignity, standing and reputation of the Institution" by "committing offences of False Accounting in connection with his responsibilities as a Member of Parliament" he should be expelled from the Institution.[22] Personal lifeMorley married Patricia Hunt in 1975[7] in Hull. They have two children: a daughter (born 1980) and a son (born August 1984).{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} He is Honorary Vice President of the Association of Drainage Authorities and Wildlife and Countryside Link. He has an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Lincoln for services to nature conservation.[8] He is a former President of Hull Teachers Association.[23] See alsoOther Members of Parliament found guilty of fraud during the 2008 expenses scandal:
References1. ^1 {{cite news | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5320852/Elliot-Morley-claimed-16800-for-mortgage-that-did-not-exist-MPs-expenses.html| title= Elliot Morley claimed £16,000 for mortgage that did not exist: MPs' expenses| accessdate= 2 July 2012 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first1=Robert | last1=Winnett | first2=Holly | last2=Watt | date=13 May 2009}} 2. ^1 {{cite news | url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13467137| title= Ex-MP Elliot Morley jailed for expenses fraud| accessdate= 20 May 2011 | work=BBC News | location=London | date=20 May 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12996049 | work=BBC News | title=Ex-MP Elliot Morley pleads guilty to expenses fraud | date=7 April 2011 | accessdate=2 July 2012}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|first=Sarah |last=Sharma |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6879019.ece |title=Tax affairs of 27 MPs under investigation | work=The Times |date = 17 October 2009|accessdate=4 July 2012|archivedate=4 June 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604180437/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6879019.ece}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8499590.stm|title=Three MPs and one peer to be charged over expenses|work=BBC News|date= 5 February 2010|accessdate=5 February 2010}} 6. ^1 {{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-14984566 | work=BBC News | title=Expenses fraud ex-MP Elliot Morley freed from jail | date=20 September 2011 | accessdate=2 July 2012}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Elliot-Morley/441 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120905195950/http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/Elliot-Morley/441 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=5 September 2012 |title = Elliot Morley (Ex-MP) | publisher=Westminster Parliamentary Research LLP|work = Westminster Parliamentary Record|accessdate=2 July 2012}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.publicserviceevents.co.uk/main/spkr_biog.asp?event_ID=4 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130421023857/http://www.publicserviceevents.co.uk/main/spkr_biog.asp?event_ID=4 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=21 April 2013 |title=Climate Change 07 – Speaker Biographies |publisher=Public Service |accessdate=2 July 2012 }} 9. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Biggest-expenses-cheat-facing-jail/story-11959595-detail/story.html |title = Parliament's biggest expenses cheat, who started career in Hull, faces jail | work = This is Hull and East Riding | date = 8 April 2011 | accessdate = 2 July 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?item=news&item_id=529&approach_id=1 |title=Environment Minister Elliot Morley Announces Move to Ensure Government Sourcing of Legal and Sustainable Timber |work=Illegal-logging.info |date=9 November 2004 |accessdate=3 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219135918/http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?item=news&item_id=529&approach_id=1 |archivedate=19 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 11. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522002520/http://www.cefas.co.uk/news-and-events/news/news-2004/environment-minister-elliot-morley-launches-wavenet-project-.aspx |url=http://www.cefas.co.uk/news-and-events/news/news-2004/environment-minister-elliot-morley-launches-wavenet-project-.aspx |archivedate= 22 May 2009|title=Environment Minister Elliot Morley launches WaveNet project |publisher=Cefas |accessdate = 3 July 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/ministers/statements/em050125.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302121554/http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/ministers/statements/em050125.htm|archivedate=2 March 2005|date=25 January 2005|title=Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley, Minister of State for Environment and Agri-Environment announcing the Government's intention to set up a Government Decontamination Service|publisher=DEFRA|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 13. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091208045235/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page10650 |archivedate= 8 December 2009|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page10650|title=Privy Council Appointment of Elliot Morley|work=Number10.gov.uk |date= 19 December 2006|accessdate=3 July 2012|publisher = HM Government}} 14. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 59820 |date=14 June 2011 |page=11257 }} 15. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1816072.ece | title = How your MP voted on the FOI Bill | work = The Times | date = 20 May 2007 | accessdate =4 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508020947/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1816072.ece|archivedate=8 May 2009}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/pabills/200607/freedom_of_information_amendment.htm |title=Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2006–07|work= UK Parliament website|publisher = HM Government|accessdate=2 July 2012}} 17. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8049096.stm|title=Brown suspends mortgage claim MP |work=BBC News|date=14 May 2009|accessdate=14 May 2009}} 18. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8073923.stm |title=Eliot Morley to stand down as MP |date=29 May 2009|accessdate=29 May 2009 |work=BBC News}} 19. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/feedarticle/8935680|title=Labour suspends fraud charge MPs|last=Press Association|date=8 February 2010|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2 July 2012}} 20. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Four-in-court-over-expenses.6326526.jp | location=Edinburgh | work=The Scotsman | title=Four in court over expenses | date=28 May 2010 | accessdate=2 July 2012}} 21. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/morleys-privy-council-expulsion-is-first-for-90-years-2294867.html |title=Elliot Morley's Privy Council expulsion is first for 90 years |work=The Independent |date=9 June 2011 |location=London |first=Andy |last=McSmith | accessdate=2 July 2012}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2011/07/06/ice-kicks-out-disgraced-mp-elliot-morley/|title=ICE kicks-out disgraced MP Elliot Morley |work=Construction Enquirer |date=6 July 2011|accessdate=28 June 2012}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/elliot_morley_mp_parliamentary_under_secretary/10357.html |title=Elliot Morley MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary |work= Government News |date=14 June 2001|accessdate= 3 July 2012}} External links{{Commons category|Elliot Morley}}{{ UK MP links| parliament = | hansardcurr = | hansard = | guardian = | publicwhip = Elliot_Morley | theywork = elliot_morley | record = | bbc = | journalisted = }}
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