Patrick Finucane Murder

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:32 pm on 11 September 2024.

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Photo of Julian Smith Julian Smith Conservative, Skipton and Ripon 1:32, 11 September 2024

Can I press the Secretary of State further on the issue of other families? Months ago, under the previous Government, those families saw a Bill—which I did not support—repressing and restricting their ability to have inquests. Today, they see a full public inquiry being announced for another family. Will the Secretary of State update the House on what personal engagement he will have with those families? Inevitably, they are going to say, “We have got a public inquiry in this case, but we are being asked to wait in the queue for this legacy Bill inquest body.” They will think something is not right about that.