§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Lord Privy Seal (1) if consideration has yet been completed of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the incident 156W between the Danish gunboat "Niels Ebbesen" and the Aberdeen fishing vessel "Red Crusader"; and if he will make a statement;
(2) in view of the finding by the Commission of Inquiry into the incident which occurred between 29th and 31st May, 1961, in the North Sea between the Danish gunboat "Niels Ebbesen" and the Aberdeen trawler "Red Crusader" that that gunboat exceeded the legitimate use of armed force on two counts by the firing without warning of solid gun-shot and by creating danger to human life on board the "Red Crusader", and that the cost of the repair of the damage caused by the firing at and hitting the "Red Grusader" submitted by the British Government was considered reasonable by the Danish agent, What steps have now been taken to obtain the payment of the cost of repair and compensation.
§ Mr. P. ThomasHer Majesty's Govment are in communication with the Danish Government concerning the report of the Commission of Inquiry.