Examination of Witnesses (Questions 100-101)
LORD JAY
OF EWELME
22 JULY 2008
Q100 Chairman: Well, I think we have
had a good session with you. I think we have enjoyed it and I
think we have asked the kinds of things that you would expect
to be asked, and we shall report instantly on our deliberations.
It is very kind of you to come and attend upon us this morning,
and we wish you well in this appointment that you have been nominated
to.
Lord Jay of Ewelme: Well, thank
you very much, Chairman. I should say that I spent four and a
half years as Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Office waiting
for the call from this Committee and it never came, so I am delighted
that it has done, even though in a rather unexpected way.
Q101 Chairman: Should your appointment
be confirmed, then, I suspect, you may see us again!
Lord Jay of Ewelme: Well, I would
genuinely welcome that. I would not expect it always to be comfortable,
but I do genuinely believe that parliamentary accountability,
particularly to a job that is really important to Parliament matters,
and that is why I said at the beginning that I believe that this
sort of hearing before this Committee is a very important part
of our democracy.
Chairman: Thank you for saying that and
thank you again for coming.
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