Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was billed by his Department to the Cabinet Office to reimburse the costs of providing rotary wing air transport to the Prime Minister on the aircraft registered under the marks (a) GZ100 and (b) G-MAOL between the dates of (i) 1 February 2021 to 24 October 2022, and (ii) 25 October 2022 to 4 September 2023.

The A109 GZ100 is a rotary wing aircraft of the RAF's Command Support Air Transport fleet. The MOD has charged the Cabinet Office some £4,440 for flights by the Prime Minister on official duties between 1 February 2021 and 24 October 2022, and £6,830 for flights between 25 October 2022 and 4 September 2023.

The A109 is a Contractor Owned Military Registered aircraft and, through the support contract, aircraft registered G-MAOL is provided by the contractor when GZ100 is undergoing depth maintenance. Charges for individual aircraft, GZ100 and G-MAOL, are not recorded separately.