§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representation for help in pursuing their compensation claims he has received from British subjects involved in the mid-air crash over France on 5th March 1973; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Judd:None since 1975. The question of liability remains under consideration in the French law courts, and international law obliges us to allow French legal procedures to take their course. The Embassy in Paris has been asked to obtain information on what progress has been made in the French courts towards the settlement of claims.