Parliamentary Activity
Orgreave Inquiry — 9 mentions in Parliament since Jul 2016
Orgreave
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 July 2025, on Events at Orgreave, HCWS855, by what mechanism the panel of independent experts will be (a) selected and (b) appointed; whether they will be paid;
Orgreave: Public Inquiries
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the Orgreave inquiry to report.
Orgreave: Public Inquiries
To ask His Majesty's Government how much the chair of the Orgreave inquiry will be paid.
Orgreave: Public Inquiries
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the Orgreave inquiry.
40th Anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners' Strike
That this House commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 miners’ strike that began in March 1984 in response to the Thatcher government's plans to destroy the British coal industry; notes that the National Union of Mineworkers decided to strike after the National Coal Board announced the closure of 20 collieries, although declassified Cabinet Papers reveal they secretly planned to close 75 collieries over a three year period; further notes that over 165,000 miners took part in the str...
Inquiry into the events at Orgreave
That this House notes that it is now five years since the then Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, refused the call for an inquiry into the events at Orgreave in 1984; recognises that there is clear evidence that striking miners were beaten by the police, charged by police horses and falsely accused of riot; notes that the Independent Police Complaints Commission reported that there was evidence of violence by police officers, a false narrative from police exaggerating violence by miners, perjury ...
ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF THE 1984-85 MINERS' STRIKE
That this House remembers the start of the miners' strike in March 1984 when five pits were announced for closure as part of the Government's restructuring of the coal industry; acknowledges the hardship and struggle endured by the miners and their families who faced losing their livelihoods; notes that the decline of the British coal industry had a devastating impact on mining communities, including those of the West Fife villages, in particular the closure of the Valleyfield Pit which made ...