Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2024 to Question 12864 on Military Bases, what (a) information and (b) assurances his Department requests from international partners on (i) military-registered and (ii) civil aircraft under the diplomatic flight clearance policy.

The Diplomatic Flight Clearance policy, which applies to all state-operated flights, is a robust process. The UK is clear that the nature and purpose of this activity must be set out, whereupon the UK will decide whether or not to grant permission to utilise UK air bases.