Smuggling
Commons · Question 99891 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent general aviation aircrafts, landing at small airports, airfields and airstrips, from facilitating the smuggling of (a) people, (b) drug and (c) arms.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 6 Jan 2026
The security of the UK border remains our top priority, and this government is committed to strengthening border security. Border Force conducts robust security checks on those arriving into the UK, including 100% checks on all notified general aviation f...