Aviation security

David Marshall, Labour MP for Glasgow Shettleston since 1979, was Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport from 1987 until 1992 and has twice been involved in inquiries into airport security. Here he gives examples of the work of a Parliamentary Select Committee, its powers – or lack of them – and what good can come out of Select Committee Inquiries. British Select Committees may not be nearly as powerful as Congressional Committees in the USA but they can be influential and do play a vital role in highlighting matters of public interest. As David Marshall points out nothing concentrates the mind of a senior civil servant or government minister more than the prospect of being grilled for several hours by a Select Committee, whether or not it is in front of the TV cameras and in full view of the nation

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