Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterpart on (a) supporting the families of those killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, (b) the release of an air accident investigation report, and (c) establishing a UK coroner's inquest.

Our thoughts remain with the victims and their families of this tragic accident, and appreciate the distress caused by the ongoing delays. Officials at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa have been in contact with the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Air Accident Investigation Department to discuss the release of the final air accident report and will continue to lobby them for its immediate release. The Ethiopian authorities have said the report was delayed due to the pandemic and have not yet confirmed a new date for issue. We will continue to urge the Ethiopian authorities to release the report as soon as possible, as this will be part of the requirement for any inquest hearing into the crash to proceed.