I am pleasantly surprised that one of my destabilsing questions about Bearwood Corporate Services got through the Table Office and now appears on the blue sheets on the Order Paper today. I want to know the names of the officials and staff of the Conservative Party "who refused to attend voluntarily for interview with representatives of the Electoral Commission as part of its investigations into Bearwood Corporate Services".

At the moment, the Commission does not have powers to compel the attendance of people who can help them get to the bottom of things.

Elsewhere, a very useful piece in Tribune on Bearwood Corporate Services, setting everything in context. Click on www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/12/5910/