§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a substantial ex gratia award to Martin Ketterick, an ex-Marine who was seriously disabled during training.
§ Mr. WigginNo. Mr. Ketterick's disability is attributable to service and he has been awarded appropriate benefits on the same basis as other service personnel who are disabled and have to leave the service.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if disciplinary action of any kind was taken against any member of the armed forces in connection with the accident to ex-Marine Martin Ketterick.
§ Mr. WigginA senior non-commissioned officer was summarily dealt with by his commanding officer on a charge under section 69 of the Army Act 1955: he was severely reprimanded and his specialist qualification of mountain leader 1 was removed.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what investigations he has made into the circumstances of the accident which seriously disabled Martin Ketterick, an ex-Marine.
§ Mr. WigginA regimental inquiry under section 137 of the Army Act 1955 was immediately convened and completed its investigations on 20 November 1980, four days after the incident.
Employment in the steel industry* Thousands 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 West Germany 226.0 230.6 226.7 220.3 214.4 205.0 204.0 201.0 192.0 181.2 France 146.7 155.7 157.0 155.1 149.3 135.8 125.0 114.0 100.2 96.8 Italy 88.6 93.8 96.0 96.9 97.3 96.3 98.0 101.0 98.3 93.8 Netherlands † 23.8 23.2 23.1 21.9 21.5 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.5 Belgium † 63.6 61.4 58.4 54.2 49.3 49.0 47.0 44.7 43.1 Luxembourg † 23.4 22.7 22.0 20.1 17.3 17.0 16.0 13.9 13.4 United Kingdom † 197.7 190.7 183.3 182.0 170.0 162.0 134.0 96.0 82.0 Irish Republic † 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 Denmark † 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 Greece † † † † † † † † 4.7 † * Figures are monthly averages for ECSC activities. † Not readily available, if at all. Source: EUROSTAT (1974–1982); OECD (1973).