Written Question·Home Office·UIN 107123

Customs: Airports

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether any airports are unable to complete customs checks on small packages to expected standards.

Answer

Mike Tapp
In the interests of border security, it is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose information of a port or region-specific nature. This is because it could allow an individual with malintent the ability to identify any potential weak points in th...

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