Harvey releases the information steadily, continually adding…

Harvey releases the information steadily, continually adding new reports of debts incurred and scandalous expenditure until in January 1711 the House of Commons agrees to appoint a committee to investigate the entire debt.

Members of the committee include Harley himself and the two Auditors of the Imprests, whose task is to investigate government spending, Edward Harley brother of Robert and Paul Foley his brother in law.

Also included are William Lowndes, Secretary of the Treasury, who had been significantly responsibility for re-minting the entire debased British coinage in 1696, and John Aislabie, who represents the October Club, a group of around two hundred MPs who have agreed to vote together.