Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) passenger safety, and (b) security of allowing individuals with temporary airside passes to have unaccompanied access on airside locations in Airports in England.

The security measures in place at UK airports to protect airside locations are carefully assessed. All persons entering the airside area of an airport are security screened/searched to ensure they are not carrying or concealing a prohibited article. All persons with temporary airside passes are escorted at all times by a full security pass holder whilst airside.