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Orgreave

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 28 January 2025UIN 902429

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on launching an inquiry into the events at Orgreave during the miners strike.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Secretary and the Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention have met with the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign, and the Home Office is developing plans to deliver on the Government’s manifesto commitment to ensure, through an investigation or inquiry, that the truth about the events at Orgreave comes to light.

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