§ Mr. Haseldineasked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken to repatriate the family of Corporal Parker from Aden subsequent to the death of his son.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesAfter the funeral of his son on 27th January, Corporal Parker, his wife and their six year old daughter were flown home from Aden on 28th January. On their arrival at Gatwick early on 29th January they were met by Service officials and subsequently at Victoria Station by a S.S.A.F.A. representative who arranged for the family to be put on a train to the home of relatives where they are staying until the expiry of Corporal Parker's leave. Corporal Parker will then take up his duties at an R.A.F. station of his choice and arrangements have been made to provide the family with accommodation there.
§ Mr. Haseldineasked the Secretary of State for Defence in what circumstances the five-years-old son of a Royal Air Force corporal, whose name has been sent to him, was killed in Aden on 25th January.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesDuring the afternoon of 25th January while with his mother, who was shopping in the Maalla area of Aden, Michael Parker, the son of Corporal T. J. Parker, sustained serious head injuries from the fragments of a grenade thrown at shoppers by a terrorist. Michael Parker died as a result of his injuries in Khormaksar Beach Hospital on 27th January.
Five other Europeans including a 21 month old baby and two local civilians were injured in this attack.