| Date | Change | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 16 July 1971 | Made | 83A Select Committees / Strangers (select committees) Except as otherwise ordered by this House, (1) a select committee shall have power, if they so order, to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses; and (2) a sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise order. |
| 30 October 1980 | Amended | 83A Select Committees / Strangers (select committees) Except as otherwise ordered by this House- (1) a select committee shall have power, if they so order, to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses; and (2) a sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise order. |
| 30 March 1983 | Amended | 90 Select Committees / Strangers (select committees) A select committee shall have power, if it so orders, to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses. A sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise orders. |
| 26 October 2004 | Amended | 125 Select Committees / Select committees (admission of the public) A select committee shall have power, if it so orders, to admit the public during the examination of witnesses. A sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise orders. |
| 25 November 2008 | Amended | 125 Select Committees / Select committees (admission of the public) A select committee shall have power, if it so orders, to admit the public during oral evidence sessions. A sub-committee appointed by such a select committee shall have a like power except as that committee otherwise orders. |