6Minister's duty to inform Parliament or AssemblyU.K.
(1)A Minister who proposes to cause an inquiry to be held, or who has already done so without making a statement under this section, must as soon as is reasonably practicable make a statement to that effect to the relevant Parliament or Assembly.
(2)A statement under subsection (1) must state—
(a)who is to be, or has been, appointed as chairman of the inquiry;
(b)whether the Minister has appointed, or proposes to appoint, any other members to the inquiry panel, and if so how many;
(c)what are to be, or are, the inquiry's terms of reference.
(3)Where the terms of reference of an inquiry are amended under section 5(3), the Minister must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, make a statement to the relevant Parliament or Assembly setting out the amended terms of reference.
(4)A statement under this section may be oral or written.