Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
10:45 am
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
May I help the Committee by responding to one or two of the points that the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome has raised? Of course matters relating to those witnesses who come before the Committee can be discussed and agreed upon across the House, outside the Committee. Such matters must then be put to the Programming Sub-Committee which would endorse any other proposals. The Programming Sub-Committee would then report to this Committee, which, as a whole, could agree upon and endorse its recommendations. There is an opportunity for flexibility and I hope that that gives some reassurance. If the Minister would like to intervene at this stage I am happy for him to do so.