Scottish Parliament. (2021, October 27). Miners' Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill - Policy Memorandum . Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/miners-strike-pardons-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum.pdf [accessed 11 November 2021]In relation to the possibility of an apology, Paragraph 44 of the Policy Memorandum states that:
the offer of such an apology could be viewed as a response to the perceived actions of the then UK Government, given that the Scottish Government was not in existence at the time of the strike and that employment (including dismissal of employees) is a reserved matter.