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Military Aircraft: Sanctions

Commons · Question 38 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the sanctions for flying over (a) military establishments, (b) facilities providing (i) equipment, (ii) goods and (iii) services to the armed forces and (c) other restricted area

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 25 Jul 2024

The National Security Act 2023 introduced new and specific sanctions in relation to unauthorised overflying of Defence sites by both conventional and unmanned aircraft. The sanctions range from those applicable to a summary offence for simple, unauthorise...