To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what security checks will apply in respect of passengers who refuse to be scanned by an airport full body scanner. (313213)

The Government are not proposing to offer an alternative method of search for passengers refusing to use a body scanner.

Passengers who are selected for scanning, but decline to use the scanner, will not be permitted to fly.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether full body scanners will be used to scan children at airports. (313214)

We are confident that the introduction of these scanners is a proportionate and necessary next step in enhancing security of passengers, and that their use is consistent with the Protection of Children Act 1978. We will therefore be expecting children to use the scanners.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications for human rights of the use of full body scanners at airports; and if he will make a statement. (313215)

The Department for Transport is working with the industry and other Government Departments to produce a code of practice for the operation of body scanners. This will include an assessment of the legal, health and privacy issues surrounding their deployment.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport for how long images obtained by airport full body scanners will be stored. (313216)

The equipment being deployed in airports does not have the capacity to save an image in any form. Images are viewed remotely from the machine, and are deleted immediately after analysis. Images cannot be recovered at a later date from the machines.