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Sheffield

Answer

Documents relevant to Hillsborough, held by the Department, have been made available to the Hillsborough Independent Panel and published on their website at:

http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk

Documents available at this website, such as the witness statement of Chief Supt. Brian Mole:

http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/HOM000001670001.pdf

show that Lord Moynihan travelled to Sheffield on 15 April 1989. Chief Supt. Brian Mole states that Lord Moynihan was accompanied by Chief Supt. Duckenfield. He was then shown the scene by the chief constable, other officers and himself. There are no documents which name any officials who travelled with him, or any hon. Members, or complete lists of police officers he met.

The document available at:

http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/COO000001060001.pdf

shows that the planned attendees for meetings on 16 April 1989 were (a) the Prime Minister and Home Secretary and (b) Det. Supt. Butler, Det. Chief Inspector Dwyer and Chief Constable Peter Wright, in case this is of interest. In addition, a photograph on page 185 of the Panel's report

http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/report/HIP_report.pdf

shows further attendees, with Lord Moynihan present, though obscured in the image.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

121493; 550 c615W

Session

2012-13

Subjects

Sheffield Domestic visits Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk