Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons (a) Airbus A321 flight registration G-GBNI was re-painted in UK government livery and (b) Airbus A321 flight registration G-XATW had its UK government livery removed during their respective visits to Southend Airport from 29 March to 3 April and 3 to 12 April; and what costs to the public purse arose from making those changes.
G-GBNI was painted with the ‘Global UK’ livery and G-XATW had this livery removed during the visits to Southend Airport as part of a planned exchange of two identical airframes in line with contractual agreements/obligations.
HM Government has only leased one airframe and I can confirm that there was no extra cost to the taxpayer.