Jill Pay was giving evidence on 7 December 2009 to the specially convened Committee on Issue of Privilege, set up following the search of Mr Green's offices.
It is a great privilege to be with all of you tonight in this place that we set aside to celebrate America's arts, but on this day we set aside to commemorate an American giant.
Many MPs want a new Parliamentary Privilege Bill to sort these issues out - to draw clear lines in the sand between the courts and Parliament and set out what the rules should be for the media, too.