The Scottish Affairs Select Committee has called the board room witnesses to give evidence into its long-running probe into the blacklist.

Appearing today in Westminster will be Nick Pollard, CEO Balfour Beatty, Andrew Ridley-Barker, Managing Director VINCI Construction UK and Callum Tuckett, Group Finance & Commercial Director, Laing O’Rourke.

The executives are expected to be quizzed over the Blacklist Compensation Scheme.

The scheme has been set-up by eight major contractors and guarantees blacklist victims payouts of between £4,000 and £100,000.

Unions and activists have dismissed the scheme as a “stunt” and are urging victims to pursue compensation through a separate High Court class action.