§ Mr. AshbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the official report into the cause of the accident to a Boeing 737 near Kegworth on 8 February 1989 will be published.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe report of the Department's air accidents investigation branch (AAIB) into the accident, which occurred on 8 January 1989, is being published today. Copies have been placed in the Library.
The report contains 31 safety recommendations addressed, directly or indirectly, to the Civil Aviation Authority which has the statutory responsibility for the safety regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. The AAIB's recommendations are passed to the CAA as soon as they are determined and I understand that the CAA has already completed action or put research into train as a result.
The report is very detailed and comprehensive and the AAIB is to be congratulated on a most thorough investigation into circumstances surrounding this accident.