Petty Officer John Black

HC Deb 31 October 1989 vol 159 cc133-4W

Mr. Latham

To ask the Attorney-General whether he will make a statement on the current position regarding his proposed application to the courts to hold a fresh inquest in respect of the death of the late Petty Officer John Black, RN, at Sabinillas, Spain, in December 1983.

The Attorney-General

The application and supporting documents were lodged in the Crown Office at the High Court of Justice on 16 August. The Crown Office has not yet fixed a date for the hearing of the application.