Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127218

Department for Transport: British Virgin Islands

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the flights listed to the British Virgin Islands in WPQ 120039, a) what the purpose was of each such visit; b) which Ministers or senior officials approved each visit; c) how many officials tr

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport (DfT) has a statutory requirement under the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code to monitor port security in the British Overseas Territories. Both visits in 2025 were security assessments of 13 port facil...

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