Tory MP Derek Conway faces a 10-day suspension from the Commons after its standards watchdog said he paid his son too much from parliamentary allowances.
Mr Conway paid Freddie to work part time for him as a researcher while he was studying at Newcastle University.
Standards and Privileges Committee MPs said there was "no record" of what work he had done and said the £1,000-plus a month he was paid was too high.
In response Mr Conway apologised for "my administrative shortcomings".
Mr Conway said his son worked about 17 hours a week for him and he did not infringe the staffing allowance rules.
MPs are given allowances to run their office and pay their staff and there are no rules to stop wives, husbands, sons, daughters and other family members working for them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7212990.stm
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