Question follow-through · 96293
Al-Sweady Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Al-Sweady Inquiry.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 10 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Al-Sweady Inquiry.
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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10 Dec 2025
Answer published
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10 Dec 2025
Answer corrected
The final report of the Al-Sweady Inquiry was published on 17 December 2014. The last members of the Inquiry staff were released in January 2015 and final administrative wind-up procedures completed in March 2015.The chair of the Inquiry, Sir Thayne Forbe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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