I have some experience of that point. I was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee for nine years. The Chair of that Committee is the sole auditor of the accounts of the security services, so he sees in great detail all the accounts of the security services. He is not vetted by anybody, including the Prime Minister. He is elected by all Members of the House. Nobody has ever suggested that an elected or appointed Chair of the Public Accounts Committee is a threat to national security, so this is a fuss about nothing.
Justice and Security Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 7 March 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Justice and Security Bill [Lords].
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