▁brief ing ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁The ▁Spect ator ▁as ▁a ▁" la zy , ▁in comp et ent ▁n arc iss ist ▁obs essed ▁only ▁with ▁self - prom otion ". ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁L ought on ▁table d ▁" host ile " ▁parliament ary ▁questions ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁compla ints ▁by ▁staff , ▁which ▁The ▁Independent ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁significant ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁host ilities " ▁between ▁L ought on ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁colle agues . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁L ought on ▁had ▁been ▁investig ated ▁by ▁Sus sex ▁Police ▁under ▁the ▁ ▁Mal icious ▁Communic ations ▁Act ▁following ▁a ▁compla int ▁lod ged ▁by ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁over ▁L ought on ' s ▁reply ▁to ▁their ▁email . ▁After ▁several ▁months , ▁L ought on ▁was ▁ad vised ▁by ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁Police ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁fil ing ▁any ▁charges . ▁L ought on ▁subsequently ▁gave ▁his ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁affair ▁in ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁privile ge ▁protected ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁speech ▁and ▁critic ised ▁the ▁police ▁response . ▁L ought on ▁then ▁ma iled ▁a ▁Hans ard ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁constitu ent , ▁an ▁action ▁he ▁believed ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁parliament ary ▁privile ge . ▁ ▁The ▁constitu ent ▁lod ged ▁another ▁compla int ▁about ▁being ▁sent ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁papers , ▁and ▁L ought on ▁was ▁issued ▁with ▁a ▁Police ▁Information ▁Notice