§ 30. Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will commission an inquiry into British airport security, in the light of the United States report on PanAm Flight 103.
§ Mr. McLoughlinI do not consider any further inquiry to be necessary. The disaster is the subject of a major police investigation, which covers the aviation security aspects at Heathrow. The air accident investigation branch is investigating the immediate cause of the crash. The Lord Advocate has announced that it is his view that a fatal accident inquiry should be held. The Department has carried out a thorough review of its aviation security requirements and a number of far-reaching improvements have been introduced or are in train. And the Transport Select Committee has examined airport security in the light of the disaster. It has published its report and the Government's response.