§ Mr. M. MacMillanasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any official investigation has taken place into the 1992W circumstances of the death by drowning of two keepers of the "Monach" lighthouse; what conclusions were arrived at; and what is the position of their dependants regarding compensation or relief?
Mr. StanleyI am informed by the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses that full inquiry was made into this case by them and by the Procurator Fiscal acting for the local authorities. The conclusion arrived at was that the keepers concerned had been drowned as the result of an error of judgment in attempting to cross a narrow sound in a small boat when the weather was unsuitable. Full compensation has already been paid to the dependants of one of the keepers, and the case of the other, where proof of dependancy has not so far been furnished, is under the consideration of the Commissioners.