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Military Aircraft: Ministers

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4284

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116220 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many individual trips his Department has organised for Ministerial travel by helicopter since July 2024.

Answered by Chris Ward

Helicopter travel has been commissioned under the Cabinet Office Central Travel Contract for Ministerial travel on one occasion since July 2024. Routine helicopter journeys for Ministers are no longer carried out under this Government.

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