Following the statement in the House of Commons on the Government’s response to Bishop James Jones’s report on the experience of the families of the 97 people killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, James Sunderland seeks assurance that sufficient legal and institutional protections are now in place to help prevent another event like Hillsborough.
James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
I am privileged to be able to watch regular football in Bracknell, Reading and Aldershot. Following the Lord Chancellor’s statement, is he content that sufficient legal and institutional protections are in place to help prevent another event like Hillsborough?
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk)
I think that most recognise that significant changes have taken place. I hope we can feel confident that something like that could not happen, but, in the dreadful event that it were to, we need to be sure that the resources and support are in place so that families do not have to suffer as those years ago did.