All 1 Debates between Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon and Lord Trimble

Wed 28th Jan 2015

Chilcot Inquiry

Debate between Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon and Lord Trimble
Wednesday 28th January 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon Portrait Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (LD)
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My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Trimble; he may not be, but I am. Will the Minister reassure the House that the Government understand that the delays in publishing Chilcot—whether justified or not—are eroding public confidence in the report and in the inquiry process itself? Even allowing for the fact that this is an independent report, is there really nothing that the Government can do to impart some urgency and immediacy to this matter?