Written questions

Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

Commons · Question 111 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 19 May 2026

Question

Asked by Tessa Munt

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date, and at whose instruction, were the documents relating to the Chinook ZD576 sealed for 100-years.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 19 May 2026

Extracts DEFE 71/1616/1 and DEFE 25/1073/3 were closed to the public on 18 November 2019 and 9 November 2020. The decision was taken following a sensitivity review undertaken by specialist Ministry of Defence (MOD) Records Review officials acting on behal...