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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:22 am on 3 November 2022.

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Photo of Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas Shadow Minister (International Trade) 11:22, 3 November 2022

In October 1984, 37 men tried to stop the closure of the Cammell Laird shipyards. They were sent to prison, sacked and lost redundancy and pension rights. I understand that the remaining men and their families have no records of the court proceedings taken against them at the time. Will the Leader of the House encourage Ministers with responsibility for national and local court archives to be sympathetic to requests for assistance to find those records?