Hutton to meet MPs

Lord Hutton has agreed to face MPs in order to give evidence on the role of inquiries into government.
The retired law lord will attend a Commons Public Administration Select Committee and answer questions about his recent inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly.
Lord Hutton produced his far-reaching report yesterday, clearing prime minister Tony Blair and the government of any wrongdoing in the affair, while laying heavy criticism at the door of the BBC.
Since then, the BBC’s director-general, Greg Dyke, and chairman, Gavyn Davies have resigned as a direct result of the report.
And although no further investigations into the report will be made when Lord Hutton attends the committee, his being there will provide an “opportunity to learn from [the report]”, according to chairman and Labour MP Tony Wright.
“His inquiry has been innovative in the way it has worked while its conclusions are likely to raise important issues for Parliament and the machinery of government,” Mr Wright added.
“We shall not seek to revisit the facts or conclusions of Lord Hutton’s report.”
Lord Hutton is expected to appear before the committee in April.