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Written question asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on Monday, 20 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 September 2021. It was answered by Robert Courts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Heathrow Airport: Security

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the efficiency is of the Smiths Detection security screening system at Heathrow Terminal 2; and what proportion of bags are rejected by that system.

Answer

For national and aviation security reasons we do not comment on the detail of specific security arrangements, or on the details of the equipment in use.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51599
Session
2021-22
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Heathrow Airport Security Technology Baggage
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk