Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to publish all documents relating to the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad that are held at the National Archives.

The losses of RFA Sir Galahad due to enemy action was a tragedy. The sacrifice made by those onboard will not be forgotten, and we remain grateful to all the Armed Forces personnel and civilians who bravely served in the Falklands conflict.

The release of papers is governed through the Public Records Act (PRA).

At my request, officials have conducted a thorough review of the files under the terms of the Public Records Act (PRA) to determine whether any additional information can possibly be released, and I will be visiting The National Archives to view the files personally in the very near future as discussed last week.