The home affairs committee demanded a royal commission into drug policy last year, but its call was rejected by the home secretary and the prime minister. (politics.co.uk)
He was a member of the select committee on trade and industry from 1993 to 1997 and of the foreign affairs committee from 2005 until his retirement in 2010. (theguardian.com)
The whole affair has raised major concerns about the way political parties are funded, and the constitutional affairs committee is one of a number of bodies looking at the issue. (politics.co.uk)