PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(11 February 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Metropolitan Police, Essex Police, and the British Transport Police on the use of Stansted Airport by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, and flights commissioned by Jeffrey Epstein.

Asked by:
Sir Julian Smith (Conservative)

Border Force conducts robust security checks on those arriving into the UK, including 100% checks on all notified general aviation flights to reinforce security. Border Force allocates resources based on assessed risk, applying intelligence and targeting techniques. Border Force has implemented a range of initiatives to address vulnerabilities. : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/general-aviation-operators-and-pilots-notification-of-flights

These include: • Substantially reducing the number of aerodromes permitted to handle flights to and from the UK.

• Introducing a civil penalties regime for non-compliance with airfield designation requirements.

• Person details checked on all notified GA flights.

The police is operationally independent of government and these are matters for the police. The Government will provide to the police any assistance they require.

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