§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he(a) has taken and (b) plans to take to protect British civil aircraft from man-portable projectile attack. [157058]
§ Mr. McNultyTerrorist threats, including from man-portable air defence systems (MANPADs), are assessed on a continual basis and appropriate counter-measures are developed and reviewed accordingly. For the MANPAD threat this includes work on both ground-based and on-board security measures. It would not be appropriate on security grounds to disclose details about this work.