§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the inquiries which have been set up since 1 May 1997, the dates when they reported or are due to report and, for each, the total cost. [39889]
§ The Prime MinisterI refer my hon. Friend to the list of departmental committees of inquiry set up since May 1995, given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 April 1998,Official Report, columns 688–90. Of the inquiries listed in that answer, the table gives the report date and cost for those established after 1 May 1997 which have already reported.
460WAlso listed are those inquiries which have not yet reported, but which have published an anticipated date of publication.
Inquiries which have reported £ Inquiry Date of report Total cost (departmental estimate) Inquiry into Breast Screening Services in Exeter November 1997 11,700 Review of Cervical Screening Services in Kent and Canterbury Hospitals NHS Trust October 1997 44,000 The Narey Inquiry into incidents at HM Prison Maze February 1998 16,300 Review of an Eye Transplantation/CJD Incident in 1997 April 1998 4,300 Scrutiny of evidence relating to the Hillsborough disaster February 1998 38,800 Inquiries which are due to report Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Inquiry June 1999 — Inquiry under the Police Act 1996 into matters arising from the death of Stephen Lawrence End 1998 —