Statement on the Redfern Inquiry
17 November 2010 (updated on 17 November 2010)
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, made a statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 November on the Redfern Inquiry. The Inquiry was established in 2007 to investigate the processes and practices surrounding the analysis of human tissue that was carried out in UK nuclear facilities from 1955 to 1992. The chairman of the inquiry was Mr Michael Redfern QC.
- Video and Audio: Redfern Inquiry
- Commons Hansard: Redfern Inquiry
- About Parliament: Ministerial statements
- Department for Energy and Climate Change: Redfern Inquiry published (external website)
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