§ 31. Mrs. Maureen HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the estimated costs of the Hillsborough police inquiry and the means of funding the West Midlands police responsible for that inquiry.
§ Mr Douglas HoggIt is not clear at this stage what the total additional costs of the Hillsborough police inquiry will be. With regard to the means of funding the West Midlands police I refer my hon. Friend to the answer my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark) on 28 April at column702.
§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the West Midlands police authority will be fully reimbursed for the costs of the West Midlands police inquiry in support of the judicial review into the Hillsborough stadium tragedy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Selly Oak, (Mr. Beaumont-Dark) on 28 April at column702.
§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost to public funds of the police inquiry into the Hillsborough football disaster; and if the costs will be met by his Department.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt is not clear at this stage what the total additional costs of the police inquiry into the Hillsborough football disaster will be. With regard to the means of reimbursing the West Midlands police I refer my hon. Friend to the answer which my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark) on 28 April at column702.