Written question asked by Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) on Thursday, 10 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2003. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 July 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether armed marshals are being deployed on British aircraft; and what information is being given to the captain of the aircraft.

Answer: Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether armed marshals are being deployed on British aircraft; and what information is being given to the captain of the aircraft. [126054] Mr. McNulty: My right hon. Friend announced on 19 December the development of a capability to place covert armed police on UK registered aircraft, where warranted. For reasons of security, no information about this capability--for example the number of officers involved in the programme, the scale of their deployment, or the nature of their interface with aircraft crew--is made public.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 126054; 409 c305W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Disclosure of information Aviation Deployment Aircraft Crew Firearms Police Security
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk