I refer my hon. Since my reply of 17 July, the Training Accident Investigation Team based in Netheravon has completed its investigation into the incident and have forwarded their evidence to the Forensic Science Service for further analysis. Their findings will be passed to the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police, who will issue the final report into the incident.
Ministers are under a duty to make efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements.
The list for 1999-2000 was published on 28 July 2000, Official Report , column 969W. Detailed information in the format requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has discussed with the United States Government the possibility of the United Kingdom procuring the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent loss of a Merlin production helicopter. On the morning of 27 October, a Royal Naval Merlin helicopter was forced to ditch in the sea off the cost of Scotland. None of the crew sustained any serious injuries.