Yet on Friday it emerged that Sir John turned down the offer of extra resources to speed up the progress of the inquiry.
"The UK government does not offer any extra resources to planning authorities in England, so Powys has access to more financial support than most other councils.
Speaking to the public administration select committee on Tuesday, Heywood said there was nothing he could do to accelerate the process, but insisted he had offered Chilcot extra resources when the pair met at the prime minister's request at the beginning of July.
The three-year delay to the report has caused intense frustration inside Downing Street, with the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, having offered the inquiry extra resources to speed up the process.
In contrast, where school nurses had to cut back on services they had established, either because no additional support was offered or because extra resources were late in coming, school nurses were more likely to air frustrations about its implementation.
"I have repeatedly offered to Sir John extra resources on behalf of the prime minister; extra legal resources and so on.
The horrific spate of family violence in Queensland in recent days has prompted the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, to offer a support service whatever extra resources it needs and promise to rush new legislation through parliament.
The participants also would be offered brief advice on smoking cessation if they wished after the interview, and extra resources such as a culturally adapted video.
While one subsidy provided extra resources to improve the working conditions of teachers, the other subsidy offered additional funding for the purchase of computers and software.
This is the time when extra resources to cope (family, friends, workmates social institutions such as church) have been mobilized to offer support – essentially the stormy period will have calmed.
He adds: "They offered little or no support and were consistently obstructive with their licensing policy, and rather than channelling the extra resources and solidifying the area's reputation, they failed to sustain and protect it.
