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Iraq (Basra Incident)

Three of those missing came from royal naval air station Yeovilton in my constituency. The words of shock and loss expressed by the Secretary of State will be shared by those associated with the squadron, which I had the privilege of visiting only a few months ago, and by the entire Yeovilton community. He was kind enough to say to my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Nick Harvey) that he would report further to the House once he had the results of the board of inquiry. Will he also take testimony from those who know best the hazards of this sort of flying—the air crew who engage in it day in and day out, week in and week out, on behalf of this country—and make sure that their views are fed into any future action that he takes?