§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will instruct Her Majesty's ambassador in Madrid to convey to the Spanish Government the findings of the coroner's court in Portsmouth on 23 May that Petty Officer John Anthony Black was unlawfully killed in Spain on 26 December 1983, and to request the Spanish authorities to pursue the case further, with a view to identifying and charging any person or persons responsible for his death.
§ Mr. RentonWe are at present waiting for a transcript of the inquest from the solicitors of the family of Petty Officer Black. Her Majesty's embassy in Madrid will be asked to draw to the attention of the Spanish authorities the verdict of the inquest, to ask for their co-operation in reviewing the investigations so far made and to consider what scope there may be for further inquiries into Petty Officer Black's death.