A question on #USA #EdinburghAirport tabled by Graeme Downie on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Stephen Doughty.

Heading: USA: Edinburgh Airport
Question ID: 1816026
UIN: 62439
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5275
Asking Member display name: Graeme Downie
Asking Member handle: GraemeDownieMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @GraemeDownieMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic impact of US Customs pre-clearance at Edinburgh Airport.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4264
Answering Member display name: Stephen Doughty
Answering Member handle: SDoughtyMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @SDoughtyMP
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Answer text: The Foreign Secretary has not had any discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this topic. A decision to explore US pre-clearance is primarily a commercial decision for airport operators.
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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