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Robbie Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the death of Robbie Powell in 1990.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the death of Robbie Powell in 1990.

  2. 12 May 2025

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government offers its deepest sympathy to the parents of Robbie Powell for the tragic loss of their son in 1990.Robbie Powell’s death has been the subject of a number of investigative and judicial processes over the last 30 years. The intense scrutiny...

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