HC Deb 22 February 1967 vol 741 cc273-4W
56. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of the inquiry into the loss and damage, physical and financial, caused by the house collapse at the College of Zoology of Aberdeen University.

Mr. Ross

This fatal accident inquiry opened in Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 16th January and was concluded on the 20th. The jury found that the collapse of the building was due to the failure of longitudinal beam connections.

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