I'm not talking about invitations. You're talking about invitations, and I agree with you on that. I'm talking about an order. Parliament has issued an order. It may have been appropriate to invite these witnesses, but that's another matter. Parliament saw fit, rightly or wrongly, to summon them by order last Thursday. Now you're saying that you told those witnesses not to follow the order. I think that runs counter to what is set out here in House of Commons Procedure and Practice in the chapter on privileges and immunities. I even wonder whether you're not in contempt of Parliament yourself, Minister. I'm really shocked to read that, but that's how I understand what I read.
What do you think? Doesn't that bother you?