Ex-ministers named and shamed

'Serious breach' over defence review Geoff Hoon was a key figure in the cabinets of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and held several key ministerial positions.

He spent six years as defence secretary, a period which saw the UK was involved in military action in Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Afghanistan and - most controversially - Iraq. He also served as Leader of the House of Commons, Europe minister and transport ministers. He served as the Labour Party's Chief Whip during the Brown administration.

He became embroiled in the Commons expenses row when it emerged he had rented out his London house and claimed expenses on his constituency home while living rent-free in Admiralty House.

The report found he gave the "clear impression" he could brief clients about a defence review on the basis of confidential briefings with officials. It was branded a "particularly serious breach".

Another very bad day for Byers

Stephen Byers was a key member of Tony Blair's Cabinet from 1998 to 2002. He was made minister for school standards after Labour's 1997 and served as chief secretary to the Treasury, trade and industry secretary and transport secretary. He will perhaps be remembered for the row when his special adviser sent an e-mail telling press officers at the Transport Department that the 11 September terrorist attacks made it "a good day to bury bad news". He quit a few months later.

Breaches 'probably an oversight'Richard Caborn entered the government as the minister of state at the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions in 1997, a position which he held for two years.

After a stint as minister for trade at the Department of Trade and Industry, he became sports minister in 2001 and, while in the post, oversaw the Wembley rebuilding project and London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics. He failed to declare financial interests properly when discussing health, although the breaches were "limited" and probably an oversight.

'Unwise' to see reporters

Patricia Hewitt, the former health secretary and trade and industry secretary was seen a key Blairite loyalist. She left the Cabinet in 2007 when Gordon Brown became prime minister and took up consultancies with Boots and BP, among others. The Standards and Privileges Committee said she was "unwise" to meet reporters but cleared her of any wrongdoing.

Meeting was bad move

Adam Ingram held the role of armed forces minister from 2001 to 2007 and served as minister of state for Northern Ireland Office between 1997 and 2001.He was MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow from 1987 to 2010.

He was also cleared of wrongdoing but the committee said he was "unwise" to agree to a meeting on use of his contacts.

Lords remark criticised

Sir John Butterfill was embroiled in the MPs' expenses scandal, having to repay 20,000 in tax and mortgage payments.

The Conservative held the Bournemouth West seat from 1983 until standing down this year.

A comment by him that he was likely to join the House of Lords "reflected badly on him, but were not outside the code", the committee ruled.