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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 20 October 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 October 2015. It was answered by David Lidington (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Ukraine: Aviation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the funding of the Dutch investigation into the downing of flight MH17.

Answer

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) has not discussed funding of the Dutch investigation into the downing of flight MH17 with his Russian counterpart. Funding for the technical investigation is the responsibility of the Dutch Safety Board, and for the criminal investigation this is the competence of the Joint Investigation Team.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12575
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Aviation Finance Inquiries Russia Ukraine Netherlands Malaysia Airlines
Link
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