§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reported cases of(a) unidentified, and (b) other unaccompanied luggage arriving at British airports there have been since 11 September; which airports have received such luggage; which airlines have transported the luggage; what action the Minister plans to take against airlines which allow such practice to continue; and if he will make a statement. [7432]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have been asked to reply.
My Department does not require any records to be kept of unidentified or unaccompanied baggage arriving in the UK. Any such baggage which is leaving the UK for a flight to any other destination will be screened to a higher standard before being loaded for flight under existing security requirements.