HC Deb 26 November 1971 vol 826 c471W
Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith

asked the Lord Advocate what arrangements are being made for the public inquiry into the circumstances of the deaths caused by the explosion at Clarkston on 21st October.

The Lord Advocate

A public inquiry under the Fatal Accidents Inquiry (Scotland) Act, 1895, and the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act, 1906, is to be held on my instructions on 17th January next in the Town Hall, Paisley. The Sheriff Principal of Renfrew and Argyll, Mr. W. R. Grieve. Q.C., will preside, and the Solicitor-General for Scotland, Mr. D. W. R. Brand, Q.C., will lead the evidence.