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That this House welcomes the decision of the Prime Minister that he will meet the family of Robert Hamill who, in 1997, was kicked to death in Portadown town centre and in the presence of armed RUC officers; and joins the Irish Government, the United States Congress International Relations Committee and Amnesty International in calling upon him to establish an independent judicial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Robert Hamill's death as soon as possible.

That this House is alarmed that the Belfast Coroner has decided not to authorise an inquest into the death of Robert Hamill in Portadown because he is concerned for the safety of witnesses; and therefore calls upon the Secretary of State to hold a judicial inquiry into this tragedy as a matter of urgency.