I think that this poor response is an insult to the HoL Select committee whose enquiry was painstaking, skillful and well considered. I am absolutely disgusted.
Lord Chalfont said on BBC news tonight that there would be a debate in the Lords and that he would be asking the MoD:
Who was responsible for this Chinook being used in the light of the doubts about its safety, and,
Who authorised the transport of so many important passengers in one helicopter.
It sounds like the campaign is going onto the offensive. I look forward to hearing how we may help i.e more letters, money etc. I wondered if now might be a good time to write to selected members of the Lords to support them. It would seem that the future morale of our armed forces is now in their hands
One of my sons is currently applying to the Navy as a pilot. I now have serious reservations about this but he will make his own decision. At the moment he is extremely angry so, if that comes out in his interviews, he may well fail anyway.