Thanks Pulse.
There will, indeed, be a debate at some point. Yet another opportunity for the Government to use the phrase "too low, too fast"?? We'll have to wait and see.
Good advice also on what to do when writing to your MP. Always give them something to do and not just ask them for support.
Talking of which, in case anyone wants to write to their MP to ask them to sign the Early Day Motion (No 829) supporting the Lords Report and calling for the Govenrment to quash the verdict, here's a sample letter:
Re: EDM 829 calling for exoneration of pilots killed in Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash
As one of your constituents, I am writing to you to ask if you would sign and lodge the attached Early Day Motion 829, which calls for the deceased pilots’ reputations to be restored.
It is almost eight years since the crash, seven years since the original verdict was brought down by a RAF Board of Inquiry. Two Air Marshals overturned the findings of the other members of that Board, and found the pilots guilty of gross negligence with no doubt whatsoever. Since that time, every couple of years there has been an inquiry into the crash: the Scottish Fatal Accidents Inquiry in 1996, the Commons Defence Committee report produced in 1998, the Commons Public Accounts Committee report in 2000, and the Lords Select Committee report in February of this year. Other than the Defence Committee, which looked at the wider implications of the crash and not its cause, all other investigations have come to the same conclusion: that the deceased pilots should never have been charged as guilty. Both the PAC and the Lords Select Committee reports call for the verdict to be overturned.
I understand that the MoD are due to respond to this latest report soon. As with their responses over the last eight years, I expect a wholly negative review from the Ministry of Defence.
By signing the EDM, you will be adding your name in support of those families who seek only to clear their sons’ names. I do hope you will feel able to do so, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
The EDM currently has 81 signatories. Check the following link to see if your MP has already signed. If they haven't please drop them a line.
http://edm.ais.co.uk/weblink/html/motion.html/ref=829
As always, I'm grateful for your help.
Regards as always
Brian
"Justice has no expiry date" - John Cook