By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent
The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, Sir John Chilcot, will appear before MPs today to explain why his report has not yet been published.
He was asked to give evidence after writing to Prime Minister David Cameron last month, explaining the report would not be ready before the election in May.
One known reason for the delay is the Maxwellisation Process - the practice of giving those due to be criticised in a report time to respond.
He is likely to be on the receiving end of tough questioning.
Sir Richard Ottaway MP, the chairman of the committee, has said that there is "no justification whatsoever" for the delay.
Sir John might be asked to explain why it has taken so long to reach this stage, and whether specific individuals are responsible for slowing the process down.
The finger has often been pointed at Tony Blair, who was Prime Minister at the time of the conflict.
Mr Blair has repeatedly insisted that he has nothing to do with the delay.
Mr Cameron says he respects the inquiry's independence, but has expressed frustrations.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg went further, saying the public might be led to think the report is being "sexed down".
The inquiry was set up in 2009 by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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