Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70162
Bombings: Birmingham
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds historic records relating to the Birmingham pub bombings that have not been deposited in the National Archives.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonI can confirm that the Home Office do hold historic records relating to the horrific 1974 Birmingham Pub bombings that have not yet been deposited in the National Archives.Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, files can be retained by Government depa...
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