§ Mr. Charles R. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Trade, in the context of the Dan-Air air disaster at Tenerife in April 1980, what is the status and legal standing of the proceedings in the Permanent Court of the aerial zone of the Canary Islands based in Las Palmas.
§ Mr. EyreI am advised that the proceedings of the Permanent Court of the aerial zone of the Canary Islands based in Las Palmas—a military court—have the full force of Spanish law. Appeal may be made against its judgments to higher authority in the judiciary and eventually to the supreme judicial authority, the Council of Ministers.