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COVID-19 Inquiry — 234 mentions in Parliament since Jul 2020

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Written Question Commons
30 Mar 2022
Public Inquiries: Barristers
Alex Cunningham Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has paid in fees to all counsel to public inquiries in each of the last ten years.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair. Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry. Information as to fe... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
30 Mar 2022
Covid-19 Inquiry: Barristers
Alex Cunningham Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for the selection of counsel for the forthcoming public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair. Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry. Information as to fe... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
30 Mar 2022
Public Inquiries: Barristers
Alex Cunningham Labour → Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm the process by which counsel to public inquiries are selected.

Government answer
Cabinet Office Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair. Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry. Information as to fe... Read full answer →