In this case, I felt that it was all right, similar to Mr. Simms' question, similar to Mr. Van Kesteren's. They weren't necessarily exactly drawn from the report but they were germane, and I didn't see any reason to shut them down.
Dans ce cas, je l'ai permis, tout comme la question de M. Simms et celle de M. Van Kesteren. Elles ne touchaient pas directement un point du rapport, mais elles étaient pertinentes, et je ne voyais aucune raison de les rejeter.