"This is the beginning of the process, this will still have to be tested at a inquiry next summer, " he added.
On the specific point of a leak inquiry, he said it was a "long-established practice" of the Treasury not to comment on whether a leak inquiry has been established or not.
The families' requests for a public inquiry were initially refused, but a Marine Accident Investigation Board inquiry blamed the failure of lookouts on both vessels for the disaster.
Many fear Chancellor George Osborne's decision to order a narrow parliamentary inquiry rather than a judge-led inquiry independent of politicians is yet another attempt by the U.K. establishment to protect itself from serious scrutiny.
Finally, Algerian officials responded to calls for a domestic inquiry with a pledge for swift action in mid-February.
Detectives in Liverpool have started a murder inquiry after a 20-year-old man died after being shot in the chest.
In November, SDL appealed at a public inquiry against a Swansea council decision refusing its application on grounds it needs planning permission.
Reopening a planning inquiry for a rail freight terminal at a former aerodrome near St Albans is "appropriate and necessary", the council has said.
This is a step change: before we had hacking of celebrities and politicians, but here we have the interference of a murder inquiry involving a 13-year-old girl.
It would also provide a new area for freight trains at Stafford and, subject to the outcome of a public inquiry, a new flyover at Norton Bridge, it said.
Last month ministers announced a series of measures to improve care within the NHS after a public inquiry into a higher than expected number of deaths at Stafford between 2005-2009.
Last year SDL successfully appealed at a public inquiry against a Swansea council decision refusing it a certificate for the Prince of Wales dry docks on grounds it needed planning permission.
He has dismissed as inadequate a half-complete, forgotten internal inquiry into the Rampart scandal, and demanded a fresh inquiry by outsiders.
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Paolo Scaroni, is under investigation as part of a criminal inquiry into whether a company controlled by the Italian energy giant bribed Algerian officials.
Senior investigating officer Det Insp Bobby Dow said a dedicated inquiry team maintained a "daily focus" on efforts to bring his killer to justice.
The prime minister insists that a committee like today's and chaired by the same man will do a better job than a public inquiry chaired by a judge.
Police in Hong Kong have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a British woman was discovered in a flat.
Police are to begin a fresh inquiry into the case of a patient allegedly punched in the face at a private hospital in Bristol.
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In 2008 the government defeated Conservative attempts to force a public inquiry, saying it would be a "diversion" for UK troops serving in Iraq.
In 2012, Sweden said it would hold a new inquiry into his death, after a probe by a Russo-Swedish working group in 1991 failed to draw any definite conclusions.
The chairman of a public inquiry into the deaths of children in a Belfast hospital has launched a scathing attack after it had to be adjourned.
Mr Burke, who called for a public inquiry after his son died, said a previous investigation into his son's death did not provide his family with any answers.
This is a complex inquiry that may seem irrelevant, speculative or a fishing expedition.
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It led to a public inquiry, which again rejected the plans, before a High Court judge agreed to the proposals in July 2011.
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Their poor showing even sparked a government inquiry back home, with coach Raymond Domenech and a number of influential squad members coming under fire.
But a separate inquiry feeding into her report will be led by a different person, due to a "potential conflict of interest", the BBC confirmed.
His lawyer told Irish state broadcaster RTE that Mr Halappanavar would not allow the inquiry to examine her medical records, but wanted a public inquiry.
But a separate inquiry feeding into her report will be led by a different person because she knows someone who has been named in press reports in relation to Hall.
Mr de Villepin, Mr Sarkozy's chief rival on the right, has not denied that, as foreign minister, he ordered a covert inquiry into the allegations by General Philippe Rondot, a top spy then working for the defence ministry.
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