Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Tuesday 10th January 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Freer Portrait Mike Freer
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What I said was that the issue was complex, and that I would be happy to sit down with the hon. Member for Edmonton to go through the exact details and the exact concerns, rather than addressing such a sensitive issue across the Dispatch Box, so that we could have a meaningful discussion and see whether we could find a way forward to resolve the underlying issues.

Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)
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Five years ago, the Right Rev. James Jones reported on the experience of the Hillsborough families. My constituents and I are waiting for the Government to introduce a Hillsborough law that will change the way in which justice is delivered in this country. When will that happen? We are sick of waiting.

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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With regard to the independent public advocate, I am very sympathetic and I want to make an announcement on that shortly. I reassure the hon. Lady that we have been working hard across Government to get the right answer ready, to be able to provide her with the reassurance that she needs.