Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Youth Justice of 25 April 2017, Official Report, column 992, if the Government will establish an inquiry on the 1984 Cammell Laird strike and the imprisonment of 37 men.

Industrial relations and how they were historically dealt with are not a matter for the Ministry of Justice.

The appropriate route to challenge a conviction and/or sentence is by way of appeal. Once the appeal route has been exhausted it is possible to apply to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The Commission has the power to review and investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Where there is a real possibility that the conviction or sentence will not be upheld, the Commission can refer the case to the appropriate court, which will treat the referral as a new appeal.