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Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Immigration: Eurodac and SIS II

Contribution

Absolutely. It is important that we try to get back into SIS as a matter of some urgency. Last year, there were 95 million alerts, 2 million of which related to persons of interest for law enforcement and immigration purposes. In 2025, there were 17.8 billion searches on SIS by EU member states. That is something that we need to get back into. We had access between 2015 and 2020; we lost it with Brexit and need to get back into that position as a matter of some urgency. There are some challenges, particularly in relation to Eurodac, because legislation by the European Union is required to make that change, but it is the Government’s intention to reset that as a matter of some urgency.

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