HC Deb 22 July 1975 vol 896 cc181-2W
Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the bomb explosion on Thursday 17th July at Fork-hill, County Armagh, in which four soldiers were killed.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

As the hon. Member will be aware, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland made a full statement in the

GREAT BRITAIN AVERAGE MARKET PRICES
(£ per live cwt.)
Week ending Light Steers Medium Steers Heavy Steers Light Heifers Medium/Heavy Heifers
27th May 1975 … … 22.;60 22.56 22.57 21.94 21.92
3rd June 1975 … … 22.95 22.94 22.81 21.97 21.93
10th June 1975 … … 22.50 22.54 22.45 21.61 21.02
17th June 1975 … … 21.45 21.25 21.30 20.34 20.27
24th June 1975 … … 21.54 21.24 20.74 19.99 19.56
1st July 1975 … … 20.78 20.65 20.04 19.39 19.45
8th July 1975 … … 19.15 18.83 18.56 18.00 17.87
15th July 1975 … … 18.11 17.91 17.48 16.77 16.89

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

House yesterday about this tragic incident. I join him in expressing sympathy for the relatives of the gallant soldiers killed and injured.

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