She said that the idea of a cross-committee inquiry, involving the treasury committee and the PAC, ought to be explored to investigate the deficit issue.
There could be a cross-committee inquiry to settle the question of responsibility for the country's £156bn spending deficit, Hodge suggested, pledging to scrutinise her own government's spending record as well as holding inquiries into the coalition's attempts to reduce spending.
Members of the alliance also agreed to prepare a cross-committee report on the new strategy known as the EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child.
Examples of Committee recommendations included composition, terms of reference, cross-committee representation and circulation of minutes, and clarity about role in decision-making in REFOCUS.
The recommendations specifically relating to committees covered amendments to the terms of reference, new members to invite, frequency of meetings, copying minutes between committees, joint meetings and cross-committee representatives, and the role and impact of public involvement.
Chris Grayling, the leader of the Commons, is due to outline the cross party committee's thinking to the Conservative's backbench 1922 committee in the next week.
Last month a cross-party committee of Irish MPs ruled that a rerun is not illegal.
Each ministry will be scrutinised by a cross-party committee of assembly members.
Following the announcement, a cross-government committee was set up to oversee the new goal.
The NAO report was commissioned by a cross-party committee of MPs, the Environmental Audit Committee.
PwC's protestations to the contrary misled parliament, her cross-party committee concluded.
