§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the local Bosnian police report on the fatal accident on Monday 7 July involving Foden Thompson Carmichael FWD EW79AA, near Mrkonjic Grad. [127474]
§ Mr. SpellarA brief report by the local Bosnian police was completed on 7 July 1997. It consists of a summary of the accident and notification that the Military Police took control of the investigation. It has been translated from the original Serbo-Croat; however, permission is required from the originator of the report for its release. My officials are now in consultation with the appropriate Bosnian authorities seeking release of the documents to a third party. I will write to the hon. Member when a decision has been reached.