§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when the Lord Advocate will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Cunninghame, North dated 22 July 1991 requesting a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of certain of his constituents in a house fire.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Lord Advocate's private secretary replied to the hon. Member on 13 August 1991 and 18 October 1991 indicating that inquiries were still proceeding into the circumstances of the deaths of certain of the hon. Member's constituents in the house fire to which he refers.
39WThe procurator fiscal's inquiries are not yet complete. Once they are, the report will be submitted to Crown Office for the consideration of Crown counsel and the decision will then be taken whether a fatal accident inquiry should be held. Once it has been taken, the Lord Advocate will advise the hon. Member of the decision.