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| Complaint over Paisley employment | Complaint over Paisley employment |
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| A complaint has been made to the parliamentary standards commissioner about First Minister Ian Paisley employing his son as a researcher. | A complaint has been made to the parliamentary standards commissioner about First Minister Ian Paisley employing his son as a researcher. |
| Ian Paisley Jnr was receiving a salary from his father's Westminster allowance of between £9,000 and £11,000. | Ian Paisley Jnr was receiving a salary from his father's Westminster allowance of between £9,000 and £11,000. |
| He was receiving the payment as well as £62,000 a year for his posts as a NI junior minister and an MLA. | He was receiving the payment as well as £62,000 a year for his posts as a NI junior minister and an MLA. |
| Commissioner John Lyon will examine the complaint before deciding whether it merits a full investigation. | Commissioner John Lyon will examine the complaint before deciding whether it merits a full investigation. |
| Mr Paisley Jnr has been working as a research assistant for his MP father since 1998. | Mr Paisley Jnr has been working as a research assistant for his MP father since 1998. |
| Meanwhile, East Londonderry MLA and MP Gregory Campbell has confirmed he is renting a constituency office in Coleraine from his wife. | Meanwhile, East Londonderry MLA and MP Gregory Campbell has confirmed he is renting a constituency office in Coleraine from his wife. |
| Gregory Campbell has been renting an office from his wife | Gregory Campbell has been renting an office from his wife |
| Mr Campbell is using assembly allowances to pay more than £12,000 per year to his wife for use of a property in the town's Bushmills Road. | Mr Campbell is using assembly allowances to pay more than £12,000 per year to his wife for use of a property in the town's Bushmills Road. |
| Paying relatives for rent is not allowed under Westminster rules, but is permitted by rules governing Stormont. | Paying relatives for rent is not allowed under Westminster rules, but is permitted by rules governing Stormont. |
| Last weekend, it was revealed Ian Paisley Jnr was paying rent on a property owned by a company directed by his father-in-law. | Last weekend, it was revealed Ian Paisley Jnr was paying rent on a property owned by a company directed by his father-in-law. |
| A total of 81 family members are employed by the DUP. | |
| DUP representatives who employ family members: | |