§ The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Edward Short)With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement.
I understand that there has been an unfortunate accident in Northern Ireland this morning in which two soldiers have been killed, and a number of hon. Members on both sides of the House have rightly expressed very great anxiety. I have spoken to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who is in Belfast. He is staying there this afternoon to investigate the accident and will be here to make a statement in the House tomorrow afternoon about it.