Tag: perjury

  • Alexander Horne: Evidence under oath, perjury and parliamentary privilege

    Alexander Horne: Evidence under oath, perjury and parliamentary privilege

    The issue of select committee powers has received renewed interest during the 2010-15 Parliament, culminating in a report from Liaison Committee on Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers (in October 2012); and, subsequently, a report by the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in July 2013 (and a Government response later that year). Although parliamentary select…