§ MR. H. P. PEASE (Darlington)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been called to the recent murder of Mr. James Lyall, of Darlington, who has been in the service of the British Consulate at Ciudad Bolivar; and whether the Government will make full investigation in regard to the circumstances.
§ *MR. BRODRICKThe murder of Mr. James Lyall has been reported by the British Consul at Ciudad Bolivar. The matter has been placed in the hands of Her Majesty's Minister at Caracas, whose report there has not yet been time to receive. Full investigation into the circumstances will certainly be made.