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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-19more like thismore than 2014-06-19
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Aviation: Security 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, if he will commission an assessment of the effect on disabled passengers of the use of detection equipment at airports which generates random false positive alerts giving rise to the need for a full body search when nothing untoward has been detected. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
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Mr Christopher Chope more like this
uin 201569 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Security searches are an inconvenience for all passengers affected, but they are an important part of our security screening at airports to protect passengers from the very real threats we face. Our surveys show that the majority of passengers (91%) think that any inconvenience caused by security screening is acceptable. Our procedures work on the basis that disabled people have the same chance of being selected for a search as anyone else.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further statistics on air passengers' attitudes to security searches are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-passenger-experience-of-security-screening-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-passenger-experience-of-security-screening-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
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less than 2014-06-24T15:14:05.3440964Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-24T15:14:05.3440964Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this