Urgent Question on Orgreave: 1 November 2016
1 November 2016 (updated on 1 November 2016)
Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh, asked an Urgent Question about the decision not to proceed with an inquiry into the events at Orgreave in June 1984.
Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service, Brandon Lewis, responded on behalf of the Government.
Shadow Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Diane Abbott, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
- Watch Parliament TV: Urgent Question about the decision not to proceed with an inquiry into the events at Orgreave in June 1984
- Read Commons Hansard: Orgreave
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The relevant government department would be informed at once.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
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