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Government Departments: Aviation

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 26689

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17031 on Government Departments: Aviation, how many of the 32 occasions on which an aircraft was commissioned were for Ministers in each Government department.

Answered by Cabinet Office

Of the 32 occasions on which aircraft were commissioned, 22 were for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, 8 for the Cabinet Office, one for the Home Office, and one for HM Treasury. All aircraft commissioned were for Ministers in accordance with the Ministerial Code.

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