The journalists are expected to appear before a parliamentary hearing in 2012.

Appoint the director of the board after open competition and a parliamentary hearing.

Not a chance that would happen now - parliamentary hearings are the must-see shows of the season.

"In the long run, such a deficit is unsustainable," he told a European parliamentary hearing.

Next week's parliamentary hearing, taking place in the Boothroyd room, is set to be a moment of high drama watched by millions.

Parliamentary hearings into the issue led to a deadlocking of various committees, and then to the snap election in 2008.

First, in common with other parliamentary hearings, the public accounts committee hearings made good theatre, but were not really effective.

And Parliamentary hearings are scheduled for next month.

The e-Parliament organises international parliamentary hearings on a number of issues, including climate change, democracy and security in space.

Environmentalists argue that in the West a similar crisis would result in parliamentary hearings and campaigns by pressure groups.