Graham Davies, however, wanted the issue of corroboration to be investigated as part of "the wider inquiry".
But it rejected calls from opposition parties for a wider inquiry.
Members of opposition parties again demanded a wider inquiry.
The Rules Committee lawyers held out the prospect for a much wider inquiry by the full committee, which would include public hearings.
Part of the political bargaining involved in passing the act was the promise to set up a wider inquiry.
Although such an unusual arrangement would not necessarily be illegal, the information triggered a wider inquiry.
The prosecutor then started a counterattack against the defense version of the shooting and a wider inquiry into possible tampering with evidence.
It is not known how many people might be eligible or what such a program might cost, particularly in light of the wider inquiry begun today.
Tyco said it would cooperate with the investigation and was unaware of a wider inquiry by the commission into its accounting.
Eventually, the Prime Minister was compelled to open a wider inquiry, conducted by three jurists.