§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will ensure that when the 30 year period following the crash of the Aer Lingus Viscount in the Irish Sea on 24 March 1968 has expired, all Government documents relating to this crash will be made public. [34810]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 17 March 1998]The Air Accidents Investigation Branch file relating to this accident was reviewed by the Department of Transport in September 1994. It was not selected by the Public Record Office for permanent preservation in the National Archive and was destroyed at that time.
The Ministry of Defence has documentation relating to the search and rescue aspects in the immediate aftermath of the accident which will be made public in accordance with the 30 year rule.