Clause 4 - Appointment of inquiry panel

Part of Inquiries Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:15 am ar 22 Mawrth 2005.

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Photo of Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Djanogly Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) 11:15, 22 Mawrth 2005

The hon. Gentleman says repeatedly that the Minister should be able to step in, but we are very worried about that. Can he not see that there are widely held public concerns, which go much further than those of the Conservative party, that the Government’s ability to step in could lead to unfortunate consequences that would affect the inquiry’s credibility?