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Military Aircraft: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the sanctions for flying over (a) military establishments, (b) facilities providing (i) equipment, (ii) goods and (iii) services to the armed forces and (c) other restricted area

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the sanctions for flying over (a) military establishments, (b) facilities providing (i) equipment, (ii) goods and (iii) services to the armed forces and (c) other restricted area

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The National Security Act 2023 introduced new and specific sanctions in relation to unauthorised overflying of Defence sites by both conventional and unmanned aircraft. The sanctions range from those applicable to a summary offence for simple, unauthorise...

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