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Written question asked by Lord Myners (Crossbench) on Monday, 7 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 January 2019. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Monday, 21 January 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Monarch Airlines: Insolvency

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to public expenditure of repatriating to the UK customers of Monarch Airlines; and what contribution to this cost they are seeking to reclaim from the airline's owners, investors, and associates.

Answer

In October 2017, the Government estimated that the total cost of Monarch’s repatriation operation would be £60m. The actual cost of repatriation is estimated to be about £50m and the Government does not expect this number to change significantly.

As the administration of Monarch has yet to conclude, the Department continues to discuss contributions from the travel industry and the investors and estate of the company towards taxpayers costs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12543
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Costs Insolvency Passengers Repatriation Monarch Airlines
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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