All 2 Ministerial Corrections debates in the Commons on 7th May 2014

Ministerial Correction

Wednesday 7th May 2014

(10 years, 7 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Wednesday 7 May 2014

Home Department

Wednesday 7th May 2014

(10 years, 7 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Hillsborough Stadium
Steve Rotheram Portrait Steve Rotheram
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what deadline she has provided to chief constables by which they must hand over any evidence to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to Hillsborough.

[Official Report, 8 April 2014, Vol. 579, c. 202W.]

Letter of correction from Karen Bradley:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Steve Rotheram) on 8 April 2014.

The full answer given was as follows:

Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green), wrote to all chief constables on 4 March 2014 to request that all police forces search their records to establish whether they possess any material that relates to the Hillsborough tragedy. The Minister asked if this could be completed by 4 April 2014 and asked that every police force responds, even if it is to record a nil response.

The correct answer should have been:

Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary wrote to all chief constables on 4 March 2014 to request that all police forces search their records to establish whether they possess any material that relates to the Hillsborough tragedy. The Home Secretary asked if this could be completed by 4 April 2014 and asked that every police force responds, even if it is to record a nil response.