David Amess – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2016-07-06.

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

Matthew Hancock

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.