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Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 July 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for the publication of a report on the implementation of the recommendations of Sir John Chilcot's Report of the Iraq Inquiry, published on 6 July 2016; and whether progress on that implementation is planned to be announced (a) in instalments or (b) simultaneously for all the recommendations of that report.

Answer

The Government responded on 19 December 2017 to a 16 March 2017 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee report (HC656) on Lessons still to be learned from the Chilcot Inquiry. This included an annex by the National Security Advisor which summarised the lesson learning process undertaken across the National Security Community in response to the Iraq Inquiry. The Ministry of Defence has no plans to publish any further progress reports, though considerable progress has been achieved in responding to the findings of the Iraq Inquiry Report. This includes introduction across the Department of a 'Guide to Reasonable Challenge' to ensure that decision-making is as well informed as possible; training and education on challenge, including at the Defence Academy; publication of a handbook for those involved in operational policy and its implementation ('The Good Operation', available at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-good-operation);

a programme of increased professionalisation for those working in the policy profession; and work to improve the capture and curation of (and access to) knowledge. On 5 July 2018, the MOD is hosting a conference entitled Chilcot Two Years On which will take stock of progress in responding to the Report.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
158138
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Iraq Committee of Inquiry
Link
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