Urgent question on Wednesday, 22 March 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Gavin Shuker. The answering member was Lord Grayling.

Aviation Security

Urgent question on recent changes to aviation security.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 623 cc864-875
Session: 2016-17
Department: Department for Transport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Gavin Shuker | 623 c865 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on rec...; Lord Grayling | 623 cc865-6 (Link to this contribution)
The safety and security of the travelling public will always be our paramount concern, and this G...; Gavin Shuker | 623 c866 (Link to this contribution)
This is a major change to our aviation security regulations and carries serious potential for del...; Lord Grayling | 623 cc866-7 (Link to this contribution)
First, on aviation security, let me make it clear that we respond to the evolving threat we face ...; Lord Swire | 623 c867 (Link to this contribution)
I have just returned from a Conservative Middle East Council trip to Egypt, where we were able to...; Lord Grayling | 623 c867 (Link to this contribution)
I can give my right hon. Friend a categorical assurance that we are already in dialogue with the ...; Richard Burden | 623 c868 (Link to this contribution)
Safety must, of course, be the top priority, but there really are still too many loose ends. Do t...; Lord Grayling | 623 cc868-9 (Link to this contribution)
I take a little bit of issue with that last point. The Labour party was in power for 13 years, an...; Desmond Swayne | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
Why are they safer in the hold?; Lord Grayling | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
I hate to be disingenuous to my right hon. Friend by repeating answers but, as I said, I cannot d...; Drew Hendry | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
We cannot second-guess the security intelligence that the Government have received. The safety an...; Lord Grayling | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
On the latter point, the impact on UK airports is not immediate because the new rules do not appl...; Henry Smith | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my right hon. Friend for ensuring the paramount importance of our national security and...; Lord Grayling | 623 c869 (Link to this contribution)
I can give my hon. Friend that absolute guarantee. We are talking extensively to the whole indust...; Louise Ellman | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
I am reassured that security is paramount, and it must remain so, but will the Secretary of State...; Lord Grayling | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
We have a widespread effort to make sure we provide protection to our citizens, both in the UK an...; John Stevenson | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
We all accept that circumstances change and threats will change over time. Is there a time limit ...; Lord Grayling | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
On time limits, the change will be implemented from now by the airlines; they are being asked to ...; Tom Brake | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
I accept that the Secretary of State may not be able to answer these two questions, but why does ...; Lord Grayling | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
All I can say in response is that we keep these issues under constant review. We believe the deci...; Mims Davies | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for his update. Many of my constituents work at National Air Traff...; Lord Grayling | 623 c870 (Link to this contribution)
It will be very much the responsibility of the airlines to explain this, and we will provide them...; Derek Twigg | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
May I ask the Secretary of State about flights from this country? Is he confident that if a terro...; Lord Grayling | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
Our airports and our security industry are among the best—if not the best—in the world. We should...; Craig Whittaker | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right when he says that security must be the Government’s top ...; Lord Grayling | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
It is disappointing if there has been a temporary problem at the airport, but my recent experienc...; Keith Vaz | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State is absolutely right to take whatever measures are necessary to protect the...; Lord Grayling | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his supportive comments. First, we already provide ...; Lord Benyon | 623 c871 (Link to this contribution)
Further to the point raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Sir Hugo Swire), a...; Lord Grayling | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
We have extensive conversations with the Egyptians and we have kept the situation in Sharm el-She...; Lilian Greenwood | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
The Government are of course right to act swiftly in response to intelligence regarding terror th...; Lord Grayling | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
As of yesterday, when we took the decision, we have already had contacts at both ambassadorial an...; James Berry | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
As this is an evolving threat, will my right hon. Friend confirm that countries and airports coul...; Lord Grayling | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
Obviously, we will keep this and other security issues in relation to our aviation sector under r...; Gavin Newlands | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
The United States ban will be enforced by 7 am on Saturday, following 96 hours’ notice. The Secre...; Lord Grayling | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
We are expecting this to be implemented in the same timeframe.; Kevin Foster | 623 c872 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that the Secretary of State would agree that on such a day the message should also be a...; Lord Grayling | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
Let me make it clear again to the House today: we are not saying to people that they should not t...; Ian Murray | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State said that anyone who travels on a hand baggage-only ticket would not be ch...; Lord Grayling | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
We are in discussion with the airlines about this. But this measure is not about an inability to ...; Charlotte Leslie | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
I am not seeking any information from the Secretary of State on the nature of the intelligence, b...; Lord Grayling | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
That is precisely why these are difficult issues, and we will do everything we can to strengthen ...; Robert Flello | 623 c873 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Mr Shuker) for asking this urgent question. ...; Lord Grayling | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
The reassurance I would give to those people is that we put in place such safety measures when we...; Tom Pursglove | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
Ministers are absolutely right to be uncompromising when it comes to passenger safety, but what c...; Lord Grayling | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
We have been in regular contact with the airlines in recent days, and we have talked to them abou...; Jim Shannon | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State very much for his statement. As everyone has said, security is par...; Lord Grayling | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
There are a range of ways in which we protect the security of passengers on flights to the United...; Alan Brown | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
By default, the Government are saying that they do not trust the security arrangements that these...; Lord Grayling | 623 c874 (Link to this contribution)
Let me absolutely clear: this new announcement is not a vote of no confidence in the security mea...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 623 cc874-5 (Link to this contribution)
I will keep you on my Christmas card list for now, Mr Speaker.
I of course commend the Secr...; Lord Grayling | 623 c875 (Link to this contribution)
Let me also be clear about this point: in recent years, we have seen a whole range of horrendous ...
Subjects: Counter-terrorism Aviation ICT Security Saudi Arabia Turkey Egypt Lebanon Tunisia Jordan
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