<p>An Inquiry into the Events at Orgreave </p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 8 June 2016.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 2:05, 8 June 2016

Thank you for that answer, First Minister. I met with the Home Secretary as a member of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign and, in fact, received a very positive meeting with her in the latter part of last year. Since then, very detailed submissions have been lodged. Of course, since then, there’s been the Hillsborough verdict and, of course, the direct link between events in Orgreave and the way in which evidence was used or abused—they’re very similar events, with the same constabulary, again, in Hillsborough—obviously establishes a very significant connection. Andy Burnham MP has given his support to an inquiry, and the assistant chief constable of South Yorkshire has welcomed one, and I understand now that the four Welsh police and crime commissioners are also supportive of the need for there to be an inquiry into this issue. Can I ask the First Minister that any representations made will be supportive of what is the need to have an inquiry into a long-outstanding injustice that still remains in the minds of many former miners from south Wales?