§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Trade if the flight data and the cockpit voice recorder of the Dan Air Boeing 727 which crashed in Tenerife on 25 April have now been read out; at what location or locations the read-outs were undertaken; and if he will make a statement on what they reveal about the circumstances and cause of the disaster.
§ Mr. TebbitThe flight data recorder of the Dan Air Boeing 727 which crashed at Tenerife on 25 April 1980 is now in the process of being read out in Madrid by Spanish and United Kingdom experts. The cockpit voice recorder has now been
United Kingdom Imports (£ million cif) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Iran … … … 701.3 1,048.2 789.0 527.8 243.6 Israel … … … 91.2 128.7 162.3 187.3 227.6 Saudi Arabia … … … 858.5 985.5 1,132.4 870.5 1,108.6 Syria … … … 4.9 7.7 5.3 4.3 7.0 Iraq … … … 102.6 279.4 332.1 496.7 393.7 Jordan … … … 0.7 0.8 2.0 6.1 7.9 Kuwait … … … 418.2 587.3 554.9 606.0 743.1 Egypt … … … 44.4 70.3 89.4 99.9 252.7 Libya … … … 128.1 166.6 141.7 98.0 62.2 United Kingdom Exports (£ million fob) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Iran … … … 495.5 515.7 659.0 752.0 231.8 Israel … … … 237.8 250.2 276.1 243.4 270.7 Saudi Arabia … … … 200.2 409.0 601.1 785.7 893.6 Syria … … … 35.2 64.4 57.2 57.7 66.7 Iraq … … … 137.3 152.1 167.4 216.7 201.2 Jordan … … … 37.0 56.1 48.9 67.4 86.9 Kuwait … … … 100.2 149.6 253.8 331.9 233.4 Egypt … … … 107.9 174.1 191.9 205.1 264.5 Libya … … … 107.5 134.9 173.9 214.3 253.2 Source:
United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics