HC Deb 06 December 1990 vol 182 c190W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will hold a fatal accident inquiry into the recent sinking of the MFV Antares with the loss of her four-man crew.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The procurator fiscal at Kilmarnock is investigating the circumstances of the loss of this vessel and will report to Crown counsel. A fatal accident inquiry is mandatory in any case involving a death resulting from an accident in the course of employment.