Aviation
(asked on 5th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private flights landing in the UK her Department has (a) been notified of and (b) checked each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 19th November 2014
Border Force does not have the requested data prior to 2012/13. The number of General Aviation flights Border Force were notified of since 2012/13 is shown in the table below. Border Force carries out checks on all General Aviation flights notified.
| Year | Number of notified GA flights |
| 2013/14 | 53,434 |
| 2012/13 | 43,556 |
We do not comment on flight prioritisation on the grounds of operational security. Border Force carries out checks on all GA flights notified.