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asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he is satisfied that security checks covering internal airline routes are adequate to prevent hijacking; and if he will make a statement.
Any statement of satisfaction would imply complacency, which cannot be justified so far as aviation security is concerned. However, I have called for searching of passengers and hand baggage on all scheduled domestic flights, and I keep the situation under continuous review. I refer the hon. Member to my statement after Questions.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what estimate he has made of the total cost to public funds and British Airways of the hijacking of the British Airways BAC 111 aircraft on 7th January 1975.
I regret that this information is not available and cannot be obtained without disproportionate rt.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade at how many public airports in Great Britain security checks are
| January to November | ||||||||
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |||
| Imports | … | … | 77,619 | 106,507 | 167,148 | 283,865 | 412,261 | 491,529 |
| Exports | … | … | 110,184 | 126,012 | 135,021 | 143,177 | 216,782 | 244,328 |
| Figures of trade in manufactured goods defined as SITC(R) Sections 5 to 8 for the years 1970 to 1972 are published in Tables I and III of the appropriate Annual Statement of Overseas Trade and for 1973 and January to November 1974 in Tables II and V of the December 1973 and November 1974 issues of the monthly Overseas Trade Statistics. | ||||||||