Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average time it takes for an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman takes to conclude.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is a Crown servant that reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman is not accountable to the Government for its performance and sets its own standards for complaints handling and investigations. The Ombudsman is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which holds an annual scrutiny session to evaluate its performance.