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HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)I won’t mention the football, Steve. Andy Burnham: Please do. Let’s use our last six minutes on it.27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (First sitting)Q Thanks to the four of you for what you have done, and for what you put yourselves through all the time to get here. You know as well as I do that this is the legacy, isn’t it?…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thanks, Daniel—it has been a fascinating evidence session so far. You have a lot of personal experience with MI5 over the last couple of years. Do you genuinely believe that the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q We are here today for the journey of legislation to stop the culture of state cover-ups in this country. Certainly at the heart of the state cover-up of Hillsborough was the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Chopra, you have talked a lot about cultural change and how we effect that. Do you agree that the ineffectiveness of the duty of candour in the NHS is due to the fact that it…27 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Second sitting)Q That goes to the heart of the Bill. What you have just outlined is exactly why we need that enforced duty of candour. Obviously, that is not just about an individual; you are…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillMay I place on record my thanks to the people of Sheffield? On that day, they were magnificent in looking after the Liverpool fans who, as my hon. Friend has said, had no way to…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillMy hon. Friend makes a fair point; this is a great start but there is a long way to go yet, and we need to keep our foot to the pedal. The Government recognise the need for a…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillDoes the right hon. Member agree that one of the main purposes of the Bill is to stop the cover-ups and save the public purse money?03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThis moment carries immense weight for me and for so many others here today—for all those who have lost loved ones, those who carry the scars, and those who survived but never…03 Nov 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanFirst, I pay tribute to the volunteers who serve on the safety advisory groups—a thankless but hugely important task—who will be really worried about today. The safety of football…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Banindicated assent .20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) stated that Maccabi Tel Aviv have “played a game in…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesDoes the shadow Minister reflect on the fact, though, that Bishop Jones’s report was in 2017? He was asked to deliver it by the then Prime Minister, Theresa May. The Conservatives…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI thank my hon. Friend for that powerful point—I agree 100%. The Government’s promise to deliver that commitment by the 36th anniversary of Hillsborough was broken. Instead, they…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI beg to move, That this House has considered duty of candour for public authorities and legal representation for bereaved families. It is an honour to serve under your chairship,…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI agree 100%. The then chief constable of South Yorkshire police said after the findings of the Hillsborough independent panel in 2012: “In the immediate aftermath senior officers…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesMy hon. Friend is spot on. The second aspect of the Hillsborough law would put that new legal principle of truth into practical use by requiring public authorities, public…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI could not agree more with my right hon. Friend. The Prime Minister has the ball in his court. He has made personal commitments to Liverpool, to the Hillsborough families and to…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI thank the hon. Member for those valid points. The third aspect of the Hillsborough law would make new offences of wilfully failing to discharge the duty to fully assist…03 Sept 2025