§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action has been taken by Her Majesty's Government in response to the consensus resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 3rd November 1977 on safety of international civil aviation.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisWe are already implementing this resolution. Her Majesty's Government has been a prime mover in international circles to condemn acts of violence against civil aviation and to press for the necessary security arrangements to be taken. We have ratified the Tokio, Hague and Montreal conventions and have consistently pressed other Governments to do so. We are in close touch with overseas Governments within the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the European Civil Aviation Conference and the European Economic Community. British Missions abroad have instructions to concert with British airlines and, where necessary, to seek specific improvements in security. Our own security measures are kept under continuous review and any lessons to be learned from particular incidents of violence against civil aviation are discussed within the National Aviation Security 491W Committee, which recommends to my Department what steps are necessary.