The Commons committee decided that she was telling the truth.

He has promised to repeat the appearance before the Commons committee every six months.

Witnesses to Commons select committees should have to give evidence on oath, he said.

Another, more specific, factor inhibiting the Commons committees concerns staff.

Commons select committees have no power to call ministers to appear before them, or demand to see government papers.

The Commons committee that heard the petition declared all 72 votes invalid.

At the time, Hamilton was a member of a Commons select committee on finance.

He later sat on a number of House of Commons committees.

Hutton himself defended the report, speaking before a Commons select committee on 14 May 2004.

Thomson complied and appeared before a Commons Committee, which produced a further report.