§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action he has taken in respect of his Department's air accident investigation branch report No. 2/90; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe report by the air accidents investigation branch into the Lockerbie disaster contained five safety recommendations four of which were directed at the Civil Aviation Authority. The CAA accepted all four of the recommendations and is working with a number of other bodies, in addition to participating in the work of a study group of the International Civil Aviation Organisation concerned with the incorporation of security into aircraft design.
The fifth recommendation directed at the Department of Transport—that it provide funds for a specific study concerning aircraft recorders—has also been accepted and the Department is providing funding.