§ 20. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about the Tornado (MRCA) crash in the Irish Sea.
§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement about the loss of a Tornado aircraft in the Irish Sea on 12 June.
§ 27. Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the loss of the Tornado prototype in the light of the information now available to him.
§ Mr. PattieThe recovery of aircraft wreckage, which is widely dispersed over the seabed, is continuing as quickly as possible, despite adverse weather conditions and limited underwater visibility. It is clear from the wreckage that the crew were killed in the crash. The aircraft's accident data recorder has been successfully retrieved intact, and its evidence made available to the tri-national accident investigation committee which is continuing its inquiries.