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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Aviation: Egypt more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the circumstances required to lift the ban on UK flights to Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 183832 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-30more like thismore than 2018-10-30
answer text <p>The security of British nationals is the Governments top priority. The UK took the decision to suspend flights from Sharm el Sheikh in November 2015 following the Metro Jet attack to protect the travelling public.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government continues to work closely with its Egyptian counterparts, sharing expertise in establishing effective security arrangements at all Egyptian airports including Sharm el-Sheikh.</p><p> </p><p>It is for each country to define what security requirements they need to protect their citizens. However, it is long standing government policy not to comment in detail on security matters. We look forward to achieving the return of flights once we can be assured that the necessary security requirements can be sustained.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-30T14:47:28.953Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-30T14:47:28.953Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this