Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many priority passes for National Security Vetting for prospective employees have been issued to (a) airports and (b) airlines.

United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) does not issue priority passes to prospective employees. However, I can advise that since 12 April 2022 arrangements have been made to expedite all National Security Vetting cases for the aviation industry, with dedicated resources allocated, in response to operational challenges currently impacting the aviation sector.

In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.