 Members supporting Lord Lester alleged, and the House duly supported the relevant amendment proposed by Lord Pannick QC, that the Commissioner for Standards had failed to comply with paragraph 21 of the relevant Code of Conduct which required her to act in accordance with the principles of natural justice and fairness.After Lord Pannick's amendment was passed, so that the matter was remitted to the Committee, the Senior Deputy Speaker of the House (the Chairman of the Committee) expressed his disappointment at the decision of the House and gave his opinion that the Commissioner had "followed the processes as agreed by the House and that have not been questioned before today.