Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ronnie Cowan and Matt Hancock

Wednesday 27th January 2016 Commons Chamber

[Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)]

13. What recent discussions he has had with Sir John Chilcot on the final publication date of the Iraq inquiry.

[The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Matthew Hancock)]

The Government continue to publish a wide range of data sets. More than 22,000 are now available on the Government website.

[Ronnie Cowan]

With no Chilcot report, no lessons learnt and seemingly none the wiser, will the Minister agree that the constant delays are unacceptable and are an insult both to those involved in the conflict and to those who lost loved ones?

[Matthew Hancock]

We have had this debate many times. The Chilcot inquiry is rightly independent, so it would not be right for me to comment on the timings, but a timetable has now been published, which I am sure the hon. Gentleman will welcome.