EU: Financial Management and Fraud (EUC Report)

My Lords, I do not think that to take up an individual case in this way is a sensible use of the House of Lords’ time. The fact is that Ms Andreasen had the opportunity to give written evidence to us, which she did. She then gave oral evidence. It is not the custom for Select Committees to allow witnesses to comment on what other witnesses have said as the evidence would never be finished. As it is, we did not receive what she had written until we were no longer taking evidence. Therefore, we did what the noble Lord has suggested that we did. That is the situation. I understand that the noble Lord feels very strongly about it, but commenting on that case is not a sensible use of the House’s time.