Hillsborough Disaster

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:47 pm on 30 June 1997.

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Photo of Tony Baldry Tony Baldry Conservative, Banbury 3:47, 30 June 1997

I am sure that no hon. Member would challenge the judgment that the Home Secretary has come to today, but will he confirm that, in his statement, he said that, on the evidence submitted to her, the Director of Public Prosecutions had concluded that nothing justified fresh criminal investigations? Could he give two undertakings to the House: that, in due course, Lord Justice Stuart-Smith will make it clear what new evidence he is considering that was not available to the Director of Public Prosecutions in making that judgment, and why that evidence was not available earlier?