§ 26. Mr. Wyattasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will now allow either the parents of 19148898 Private V. R. Sparrow or the honourable Member for Aston to inspect the proceedings of the court-martial by which the soldier, who was tried on a charge of the manslaughter of Private Sparrow, was acquitted.
§ The Secretary of State for War (Mr. Strachey)My predecessor wrote to my hon. Friend on 19th December last and explained why permission could not be given in this case.