Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 53164

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

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Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of releasing documents relating to the 1994 RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre early.

Answer

Al Carns

The early release of the closed records held at The National Archives would breach those individuals’ data protection rights as they contain personal information relating to third party individuals. However, as part of the Ministry of Defence’s business a...

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