§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken to implement the recommendations of the report into loss of life in the RAF Shackleton crash on South Harris in 1990; and whether716W the full review of operating practices to be implemented with additional staff inspections will be carried out in all heavy aircraft squadrons.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAll the recommendations in the board of inquiry's report have been implemented, including the full review of the Shackleton squadron's operating practices. Similar reviews have not been carried out in other RAF squadrons, but lessons learnt from the Shackleton accident and review are being applied more widely across the RAF, where appropriate.