§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he received a report from the United States Air Force into an incident on 5 June, when a practice bomb was dropped 8 miles off target by a United States Air Force jet into a site of special scientific interest near Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; what compensation is being negotiated for the damage by fire to the rare lichen moss destroyed in this incident; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe incident referred to took place on 4 June. A written report detailing the cause was received from the United States Air Force by the Ministry of Defence on 12 June. Full details of claims for compensation have not yet been received.