HC Deb 19 December 2002 vol 396 c942W
Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how he assesses the threat posed to British civil airlines from surface to air missiles; and what actions he proposes to take. [87997]

Mr. Jamieson

The Government believe that the terrorist threat to UK interests, including civil aviation, both in the UK and overseas, is a very real one, and has taken a range of actions to manage the risk. So far as the threat to civil airlines from surface to air missiles is concerned, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today [87844]