§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what measures have been taken at national level and in a European context to prevent a repetition of the kind of terrorist attack made on Pam Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.
§ Mr. NorrisMuch has been, and is being, done to improve aviation security in order to prevent an attack like 75W Lockerbie happening again. Our national aviation security programme has been considerably strengthened since December 1988. Current major initiatives involve proposals for screening all hold baggage on international flights, for requiring airlines to account for and authorise for carriage all the baggage they carry— unaccompanied as well as accompanied— and for improving the security of air cargo, mail and courier traffic.
The United Kingdom also plays an active role in both the European Civil Aviation Conference and International Civil Aviation Organisation to seek improvement of security standards in Europe and internationally.