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Owen Thompson

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Solihull Murders
Tuesday 22nd November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Thompson Portrait Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)
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T2. The miners strike of 1984-85 was hugely traumatic in my Midlothian constituency and other coalfield communities. Although the future is bright, many people still need closure. Will the Secretary of State follow the Scottish Government’s lead and pardon convictions from that period, and launch the UK-wide inquiry necessary to finally close this episode?

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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I understand the passion with which the hon. Gentleman spoke. We do not have current plans to do so, but if he wants to write to me on that issue I will, of course, look at it and reflect.

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