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Proceeding contribution from Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 12 September 2012. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Hillsborough.


Hillsborough

I join other hon. Members in welcoming the full and fluent apology from the Prime Minister, and the profound words of the Leader of the Opposition. Those words are authoritative because they rest on the diligent work of the panel that the right hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) was so right to establish. The Prime Minister will know that Bloody Sunday families and survivors in my constituency have a profound empathy with those Hillsborough families that have struggled with grief compounded by grievance, and endured injustice, insult and indifference. Does the Prime Minister recognise that this report will not only mean that Hillsborough families are overcome with a sense of vindication, but that it will also provoke many other mixed and difficult emotions and issues? Will he ensure that relevant services are supported and supplemented to help the families and survivors of Hillsborough with those needs?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
550 c302 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disasters Football Hillsborough Stadium Hillsborough Independent Panel Liverpool FC
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk