The committee must make sure that the incumbent government and its ministers do not make mistakes, and can hand out varying degrees of criticism to those who have admitted mistakes. Last year, there were several top politicians who admitted errors of competence: The then Minister of Knowledge Tonje Brenna (Ap) and former Minister of Culture Anette Trettebergstuen (Ap) ended up in competence trouble because they gave board positions to friends they were incompetent to face. Former research and higher education minister Ola Borten Moe (Sp) was disqualified as a result of the purchase of shares in the Kongsberg Group. Former Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap) and Conservative leader Erna Solberg ended up in integrity problems as a result of their spouses’ share trading. In the lead-up, there has been great tension as to how strongly the committee will criticize the various politicians, and whether the committee will stand together in the various conclusions. The committee can give different degrees of criticism: The mildest variant is to state that a case is serious The next is to give “criticism” There is also “strong criticism”, which can come through a so-called date resolution In the last resort, the committee can put forward a motion of no confidence
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Now comes the Storting’s competency verdict – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
