And on August 28th, Mr Blair himself appeared before Lord Hutton and gave a strong performance.
Lord Hutton condemned the broadcaster in unexpectedly strong terms for poor editorial supervision of Mr Gilligan.
"That is not something that was in Lord Hutton's report, " she told the BBC's Andrew Marr show.
Lord Hutton may or may not be convinced by this argument, echoed by all the government's witnesses.
Lord Hutton's report follows two months of hearings in which Mr Blair himself was called to give evidence.
But Lord Hutton's inquiry has disclosed that Mr Hoon knew that the disagreements were more serious than that.
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Lord Hutton rejected the frequently made claim that public sector pensions are gold-plated.
Mr Blair's critics realised that one reason Lord Hutton had disappointed them was that his remit was narrowly drawn.
Lord Hutton, the former Labour pensions minister, is expected to recommend similar changes for pension schemes throughout the public services.
Making his maiden speech Labour former Defence Secretary Lord Hutton told peers that concerns about the SDSR were "fully justified".
Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Hutton, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough and Lord Scott of Foscote agreed, dismissing Mr Shayler's challenge.
He also said what many are thinking about the looming report by Lord Hutton into the death of Dr David Kelly.
The following is the full text of Lord Hutton's statement on the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of David Kelly.
Scotland Office Minister David Mundell defended the "generous" plans, reminding MPs they had been drawn up by former Labour minister Lord Hutton.
Lord Hutton will soon take evidence from Alastair Campbell and Tony Blair.
Immediately, Mr Blair announced there would be an independent inquiry into the circumstances leading to Kelly's death, under Lord Hutton, a senior judge.
No matter how radical, or otherwise, the government's programme may be, it is Lord Hutton's report that many believe will decide its future.
George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer and pilot of the coalition's mission to fix the public finances, is particularly committed to Lord Hutton's proposals.
Half of this will come from raising the contribution rates of employees into public-sector pension schemes, as Lord Hutton, a former Labour minister, recently recommended.
Without Lord Hutton's inquiry, none of this would have been known.
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Ed Miliband, the newly elected Labour leader, said he would not decide if he was for or aganst Lord Hutton's report until he had read it.
For Labour, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government was going further than Lord Hutton's recommendations and had effectively introduced a "3% surcharge" on workers' contributions.
Lord Hutton said Downing Street had put no undue pressure on Mr Scarlett, although he might have been subconsciously influenced to make the wording stronger than normal intelligence assessments.
The BBC defended Mr Marsh over what the corporation called "implied criticism" from Lord Hutton about an e-mail the editor sent to a senior colleague criticising Mr Gilligan's reporting methods.
LONDON, England -- The UK Defence Ministry has confirmed its minister Geoff Hoon had spoken to scientist David Kelly but would not give any further details ahead of Lord Hutton's public inquiry.
But, after the backlash against Lord Hutton, a minimum political requirement was that the committee, which will report by the end of July, should have the support of the main opposition party.
If Lord Hutton criticises the government in any way, it will be a test of its integrity to accept collective responsibility and not simply allow one minister to take the wrap, he said.
All public service pensions were reviewed in 2010 by Lord Hutton, with his final report in March 2011 recommending a wholesale move away from final salary schemes to pension based around career average earnings.
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The Exchequer contribution to the MPs' scheme is higher than "employer contributions" to other public sector pension schemes including teachers, the NHS, civil service, police and fire service schemes, according to Lord Hutton's report on pensions.
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