Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 26 January,Official Report, column 646, on flights by the royal flight in 1991, how many of the flights were made by members of the royal family and how many by Ministers; and how many flights undertaken by members of the royal family were for public duties.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonOf the 1,200 passenger-carrying flights made by the Queen's Flight in 1991, 1,149 were for members of the royal family and 71 were for other entitled passengers such as the Prime Minister and other Government Ministers. Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are entitled to use the Queen's Flight on all occasions, and we do not therefore maintain records which indicate the purpose of journeys undertaken by them. Other members of the royal family are entitled to use the Queen's Flight only when travelling in pursuance of their royal functions.