Question follow-through · 127870
Airlines and Travel Agents: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on the application of the ‘Act of War’ clause for customers of travel agents and airlines; and whether there are regulatory protections in place to ensure passengers r
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance on the application of the ‘Act of War’ clause for customers of travel agents and airlines; and whether there are regulatory protections in place to ensure passengers r
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
In the UK, Regulation 261/2004 sets out the rights of passengers in the event of cancellations, long delays and denied boarding. Where UK law applies, if a flight is cancelled by the airline, then passengers would be entitled to a choice between a full re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Transport: South West
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of transport expenditure per capital in the South West with other English regions in each of the last five financial years.