Urgent Question on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
21 November 2016 (updated on 21 November 2016)
Home Office Minister Sarah Newton MP responded to an Urgent Question asked by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan, in the House of Commons on the leadership, staffing, budget and structure of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbot MP, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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- Read Commons Hansard: Urgent Question on the leadership, staffing, budget and structure of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Sexual offences
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