Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 25 September (HL3325), whether the final report into alleged duplicate travel expense claims submitted by the chair of the Consumer Council for Water has now be
Answer
The Department expects the final report to be available within the next few weeks.
Verdict: RED (15/100) DEFERRED
The question asked whether the report had been completed or published. The reply did not confirm either, saying only that the Department expects it to be available within the next few weeks, so the substantive answer was deferred to a vaguely defined future date. The person who asked would still not know the report's status and would likely need to submit a follow-up question.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whether the final report into alleged duplicate travel expense claims submitted by the chair of the Consumer Council for Water has now been completed or published. | Deferred | Hedged | The question asks whether the report has been completed or published, and the reply says only that the Department expects it to be available within the next few weeks, which defers the substantive answer to a future, vaguely defined point rather than confirming its status. |