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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RAF CHINOOK HELICOPTER CRASH INVESTIGATION (6 July 1999)

Motion Details

That this House is deeply concerned by the findings of the investigation by the Computer Weekly magazine into the fatal crash of RAF Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994; notes that the Ministry of Defence did not inform Air Accident Investigation Board personnel that they were suing the manufacturer of a problematic engine control system at the time of the accident; notes further that problems with safety-critical engine software were not resolved before the Chinook Mk 2 was released into service; believes that new evidence from the United States demonstrating that other factors may have been responsible for the accident undermines the burden of proof required to sustain the verdict of gross negligence against the deceased pilots; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to re-open the Board of Inquiry.

Sponsored by:
Mr Mike Hancock (Independent)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
36
40%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
23
26%
 
 
Conservative
16
18%
 
 
Independent
6
7%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
3
3%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (90 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Mr David Atkinson
LD
Jackie Ballard
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Ind
Mr Martin Bell
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Frank Cook
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Bill Etherington
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Con
Lord Flight
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock (Sponsor)
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Robert McCartney
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lord Prior of Brampton
Lab
Bill Rammell
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
Mr David Rendel
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
UUP
Mr William Ross
Lab
Martin Salter
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Lab
Phil Sawford
LD
Sir Robert Smith
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Con
Mr John Townend
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
Con
Mr Robert Walter
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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