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Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 54009

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13435 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, whether there are non-routine circumstances in which (a) Ministers, (b) senior officials and (c) senior members of t

Answered by Maria Eagle

Ministry of Defence policy allows for senior leader use of military helicopters in emergency circumstances, linked to matters of immediate national security only.

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