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Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

Asked by Dave DooganScottish National PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 53164

The question

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.

Answered by 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 as usual activity to renew the Retention Instrument associated with these closed records, an assessment of the potential merit of removing the 100-year closure status is due to take place in 2029.

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