Question follow-through · 85685
Public Inquiries: Standards
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by public inquiries investigating specific adverse events in the last five years on (a) analysing past errors, (b) making preventative recommendation
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by public inquiries investigating specific adverse events in the last five years on (a) analysing past errors, (b) making preventative recommendation
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to righting past wrongs and working to ensure victims get answers. Inquiries shed light on injustices of the past, provide a means for victims and survivors to finally have their voices heard, and can help to rebuild trust in n...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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