6. Urgent Question: Orgreave

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:53 pm on 1 November 2016.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 3:53, 1 November 2016

I thank the Member for his comments. Of course, like many people in Wales, I am disappointed by the decision but, ultimately, policing is a UK Government responsibility. However, the Home Secretary did say in her response that this was not in the wider public interest. The Welsh Government, we do not agree with that position. We are not convinced yet that the alleged issue that the police were operating on instruction of political interference on an operational policy—that it has not been demonstrated that was not the case. Justice delayed is justice denied, and we believe, still, after those many years, the rule of law to remedy an injustice is to restore the confidence of people in policing and we believe a public inquiry is the right thing to do.