A question on #PublicInquiries tabled by Lord Spellar on 17-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Heading: Public Inquiries
Question ID: 1813776
UIN: HL8548
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-17
Asking Member ID: 318
Asking Member display name: Lord Spellar
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Spellar
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how many public inquiries are currently ongoing, what was their total cost last year, and what is their estimated cost for the current year.
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Date answered: 2025-06-30
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4508
Answering Member display name: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Answering Member handle: RuthAnderson
Answering Member Twitter reference: @RuthAnderson
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Answer text: There are currently 18 ongoing public inquiries. The Cabinet Office does not hold data on the current or projected costs of each public inquiry. Sponsor departments should hold this information for the inquiries under their remit, and, in some cases, it i...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true