HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 cc154-5W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is the date of the forthcoming expedition to the wreck of the MV Derbyshire; and how long he expects the expedition to last; [39466]

(2) if he will give the Derbyshire Families Association access to the complete raw data that will be brought back from his Department's expedition to the wreck of the MV Derbyshire; [39464]

(3) when he expects to publish the findings of the expedition to the wreck of the MV Derbyshire. [39465]

Mr. Norris

The phase 1 expedition to the wreck of the Derbyshire departed on 22 July and is expected to return on 29 July.

The data recovered will be first fully considered by the technical assessors, who will be consulting widely on their findings and intentions. The raw data will later be available to all interested parties, including the Derbyshire Families Association.

A full report of the assessors findings will be published after the completion of phase 2.