Statement on Child Abuse Allegations
7 November 2012 (updated on 7 November 2012)
Secretary of State for the Home Department made a statement in the House of Commons on 6 November 2012 on child abuse allegations in North Wales.
Yvette Cooper, Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Statement on child abuse allegations (North Wales)
- Commons Hansard: Statement on child abuse allegations (North Wales)
Oral statements
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