MICHAEL PEART, former speaker of the House of Representatives and member of parliament for Manchester South, says he is willing to make a public apology to the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) by this weekend if his probe concludes that the special report into the Cuban light bulb project was not leaked from that office.

Peart told The Gleaner on Tuesday that his investigation would be concluded this week.

The former speaker said he would not hesitate to apologise to the OCG if he is satisfied that the leak was not from that office.

Two weeks ago, the Manchester South MP charged that an email containing the special report into the Cuban light bulb project was sent from the OCG to sections of the media.

But in a swift response, Contractor General Greg Christie publicly challenged Peart to substantiate his claim that the leak had emanated from his office.

To date, Peart has not produced any proof to support his allegation.