EAST Lancashire MP Peter Pike wants all UK airports to photograph passengers as they do at Manchester and Gatwick.
The Burnley Labour back bencher told Transport Secretary Alistair Darling that: "In this day and age, airport security is unfortunately essential.
"Do you agree that photographing all passengers, which occurs at Gatwick and Manchester airports, is a good idea that should be introduced into all UK airports?"
Mr Darling said it was vital to continue to improve security regimes, saying: "Airport security is a fact of life and it will remain so for the rest of our lives. Photographing passengers was introduced at Manchester and Gatwick because of those airports' particular layouts, and I suspect it will be extended to other airports, in which case newer and sometimes more thorough security measures can be introduced at the same time. We will keep the matter under review."
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