▁lo bb ying ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁Str ategy ▁Network ▁International , ▁which ▁lo bb ied ▁vig or ously ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁D TA ▁and ▁later , ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Total ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Ang ola ▁( UN IT A ). ▁ ▁C ash ▁for ▁questions ▁affair ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁career , ▁Andrew ▁Roth ' s ▁Parliament ary ▁Pro files ▁described ▁Brown ▁as ▁" an ▁ass id uous ▁free ▁tri pper ▁who ▁rep ays ▁his ▁hosts ". ▁During ▁the ▁C ash ▁for ▁Question s ▁parliament ary ▁sc andal , ▁Brown ▁admitted ▁to , ▁and ▁apolog ised ▁for , ▁accepting ▁money ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁US ▁Tob acco ▁without ▁declaring ▁it . ▁He ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁£ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁Ian ▁Gre er ▁Associ ates ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁US ▁Tob acco , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁declare ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Register ▁of ▁M embers ' ▁Inter ests ▁or ▁to ▁minister s . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁further ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁not ▁declared ▁the ▁income ▁from ▁Ian ▁Gre er ▁Associ ates ▁until ▁the ▁pay ments ▁became ▁public ly ▁known . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ary ▁investigation ▁found ▁that ▁Brown ▁failed ▁to ▁register ▁an ▁introduction ▁payment ▁from ▁Mr ▁Gre er ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁US ▁Tob acco ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁" pers ist ently ▁and ▁deliber ately " ▁failed ▁to ▁declare ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁S ko al ▁Band its ▁in ▁his ▁deal ings ▁with ▁minister s