HC Deb 17 March 1988 vol 129 c630W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the cargo of arms carried by an aircraft owned by Great Southern Airways which stopped over at Prestwick airport on a flight from France to the United States of America on 24 November 1987; what notification is required of such arms shipments; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Great Southern Airways sought routine permission for a technical refuelling stop at Prestwick on 14 November 1987 under articles 43 and 44 of the air navigation order. The application was fully in order and permission was granted.