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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q You were a Justice Minister when the Hillsborough independent panel was established, and you had to grapple with some of the issues about how it would work. My understanding is…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Thank you.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)I am happy to, but I do not wish to monopolise.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Chair. Thank you for appearing, Mr Hurd and Mr Suter. Mr Hurd, will you set out what problems you came across in your role as adviser to the Prime Minister on…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. I will come to you in a minute, Mr Suter, because your role was slightly different. Mr Hurd, what do you think about transparency? Grenfell has not lasted 34 years…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. Mr Suter, you have acted as solicitor to the Manchester Arena inquiry and have had professional involvement in the aftermath of a number of disasters. Do you have any…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q You might not have read the details of the Bill, but if you have, do you have a view about whether the current draft would do that job? If you have concerns about it, do you…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)I am just making it clear that I do know the witness. Jenni Hicks: Maria is the only person that I know here.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)We cannot have a dialogue here.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)It is fine. I have been called some names in my time—usually Angela.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Absolutely. May I begin by thanking Jenni Hicks for coming today? I will just say to the Committee that she is my constituent. She was one of the first people who came to see me…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Jenni, you have set out your appalling experience, and I know that you could say a lot more about what has happened over the years. If an independent public advocate had been in…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Am I right in thinking that, from an early stage with Hillsborough, the legal proceedings became very adversarial and the public authorities started trying to blame anybody else…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What impact did that have on you as a bereaved family member? What impact did that have on the other families? Jenni Hicks: It was horrendous. It was cruel. We were put through…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You fought over so many years against almost impossible odds and you have made progress. However, with the public authorities over the years and the court cases that have…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q So you felt on your own. Jenni Hicks: Yes. We felt on our own with this huge fight to find out what had really happened, or in our case—because we were at the match and knew…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Finally from me, Jenni, because I am sure colleagues will want to ask questions, do you think it is important that families caught up in this way in future disasters have some…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for coming along. I realise that there are lots of other places you could be, so we are very grateful that you have come along to give us your evidence. Could you tell…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Over that period of time, you will have engaged with many, if not all, of the bereaved families, I imagine. Could you explain to the Committee your sense of what the first few…22 Jun 2023