§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Prime Minister to which parts of the Government's archives, relating to the events in Derry on Bloody Sunday, the 75 year rule will apply. [33980]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 11 March 1998]: Following the completion of the public inquiry into the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry (the Widgery Tribunal) the inquiry papers and evidence were transferred to the Public Record Office where they are open for public inspection. Only one piece, HO219/56, remains closed for 75 years, until 2048, for reasons of personal sensitivity.
280WA number of Government Departments may still have papers relating to the events of Bloody Sunday, but these will not yet have been reviewed under normal 30 year rule procedures.