Well, Mr. Williams, if I may speak to that, it's entirely up to the committee to decide, but I would certainly caution the committee against going down that road, because if this were to be the case, any witness who made an application would be excused from appearing or testifying before this committee.
The rule of sub judice does not apply to parliamentary committee proceedings, and the law of parliamentary privilege is clear and I believe is well understood. I don't see any real reason why she should step down from appearing before this committee.