Brigadier Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Air if he will give instructions that when a National Service airman under the age of 21 years of age is to be tried by court martial or a civil court that the next of kin are informed.
§ Mr. A. HendersonNo. While every encouragement is given to young airmen to inform their parents or relatives if364W they are in trouble of this kind, I consider that it is the airman's right to decide himself whether they should be told. I am, however, considering whether there should not be some alteration in our present practice in cases where a man is to be tried on a capital charge.