Sessional Orders and Resolutions

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:07 pm on 3 November 2004.

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Photo of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Labour, Islington North 6:07, 3 November 2004

I understand my hon. Friend's comments about the gravity of giving evidence to Select Committees, but I was a member of a Select Committee that attempted to interview the Maxwell brothers about missing pension funds: they said that they were not prepared to answer any questions and prayed in aid the right of silence, which is inherent in law in this country. What would he do about such a case?