§ 28. Mr. LINDSAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he is now in a position to make public the result of the inquiry into the death of Lance-Corporal Quinn, Royal Irish Rifles; and if the claim made by his two sisters, whom he supported, is receiving proper consideration?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONAs I stated on the 23rd November, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Ireland directed, as the result of the Court of Inquiry, that the officer who appeared to be blameworthy should be tried by court-martial. This has been done, and the officer was acquitted. As regards the last part of the question, this is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Pensions.
§ Major NEWMANIs the hon. Gentle. man aware that the sad death of Lance-Corporal Quinn took place last October, and ought not the matter to have been settled by now?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe hon. and gallant Member may remember that there was first of all a Court of Inquiry—and he knows, from military experience, how long that takes—and then subsequently there was a court-martial.