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Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Aviation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12032, whether the public interest assessment was made on a case-by-case basis or as a general policy in respect of all flights funded for non-UK nationals.

Answer

The Department does not routinely comment on national security matters. A case-by-case assessment was made of each flight to ascertain that it was for national security-related activity.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16518
Session
2026-27
Related items
Aviation
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Aviation Foreign nationals Public interest UK Integrated Security Fund
Link
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