Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office has conducted an extensive search of The National Archive’s (TNA) search engine, Discovery, and their own records and have been unable to locate any records relating to Chinook ZD576.
Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends, and colleagues of all those who died in the Mull of Kintyre crash.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Cabinet Office has conducted an extensive search of The National Archives (TNA) search engine, Discovery, and their own records and can confirm that the records relating to Chinook ZD576 that it still holds are in the process of being transferred to The National Archives.
Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends, and colleagues of all those who died in the Mull of Kintyre crash.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are assigned to Children's Homes awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Children's Homes are awaiting registration with Ofsted in (a) England, (b) Somerset and North Somerset and (c) Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 3277 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 and 2nd February 2026 had exceeded the sixteen week deadline for the submission of post-shipment information as of the 30th April 2026; and of that number how many have not supplied geo-tagged photographic information within the sixteen week window.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6742.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology have conducted an extensive search of The National Archive’s (TNA) search engine, Discovery, and their own records and have been able to locate any records relating to Chinook ZD576.
Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends, and colleagues of all those who died in the Mull of Kintyre crash.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25 February to question 113532, how many exporters or brokers who failed to comply with the requirement to provide post shipment information within the revised sixteen week deadline have now been issued with a prohibition or stop notice by the Environment Agency.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6746.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 548 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 and 2nd February 2026 which had exceeded the sixteen week deadline for the submission of post-shipment information by the 30th March 2026 and had not provided any information have subsequently provided the post shipment information required.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 4 June 2026 to PQ UIN 6743.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25th February to question 113532, how many of the 14 exporters or brokers referenced who had been issued with a warning notice have subsequently come into compliance and provided the post-shipment information required.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6745.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department (a) currently holds and (b) previously held any documentation relating to the Chinook ZD576 which crashed on 2 June 1994.
Answered by Hilary Benn
The Northern Ireland Office has records held at The National Archives regarding the events involving Chinook ZD576.
Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families, friends, and colleagues of all those who died in the Mull of Kintyre crash.