§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government: What requirements they intend to introduce to cheek the identities of those travelling by air within the United Kingdom. [HL956]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill will amend the Terrorism Act 2000 to give an examining officer the power to make a written request to an air or shipping carrier for it to collect and provide information about passengers, crew, vehicles belonging to passengers or crew and goods carried by ships or aircraft either arriving in, leaving from or traveling within the United Kingdom. At present the power extends only to journeys within the common travel area.
The type of information to be collected will be specified by order after the passage of this Bill. The law enforcement agencies are working on a list of common information requirements and the carriers will be consulted on this.