Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK military need to clear (a) RAF flights and (b) US Air Force flights taking off from RAF Akrotiri with central government in Cyprus.

As referenced in my answer to Question 3985, the Ministry of Defence routinely engages with the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) on matters relating to the Sovereign Base Areas. This includes where appropriate, informing the RoC of flights into and from RAF Akrotiri, although there is no formal requirement to do so.