Nor should a fixed timetable be set, for that would embolden the insurgents.

ECONOMIST: America and Iraq

But it was understood the contingency fund was meant to cover cost overruns, essential in a project with a fixed timetable, not lack of private money.

BBC: Crunch continues to hit 2012 fund

The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee said it "regrets" the timetable set out for legislation covering the voting reform referendum, fixed-term parliaments and a cut in the number of MPs.

BBC: MPs given 'inadequate' time to consider reform plans