HC Deb 04 November 1996 vol 284 cc367-8W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each of the last three years the number of inspections undertaken by Transec staff on(a) airlines, (b) airports in the United Kingdom and (c) overseas airports. [1433]

Mr. Bowis

UK airlines and airports, as well as those foreign airlines operating in the UK, were subject to the following number of security inspections in each of the last three years. Figures are also shown for the number of visits to overseas airports to assess the security afforded to and conducted by British airlines.

1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Airlines 504 433 663
Airports 475 583 531
Overseas 101 72 33
Totals 1,080 1,088 1,227

Inspectors visited UK airports and airlines on many other occasions, mainly to audit and test their operations.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by airport the number of security breaches recorded by Transec for the last 12 months. [1508]

Mr. Bowis

It would be inappropriate for security reasons to provide this information. Whenever breaches are identified, appropriate rectification action is taken.