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Question for Cabinet Office

UIN 41991, tabled on 6 July 2016

Question

Sir David Amess
Conservative
Southend West
Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will bring forward proposals to limit the duration of public inquiries.

Answer

Matthew Hancock
Conservative
West Suffolk
Commons

Answered on

11 July 2016

The running of a public inquiry is normally a matter for the independent Chair. However, good practice is that when establishing a public inquiry, Departments should seek to include in the terms of reference an estimate of the likely duration of the Inquiry.

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