Written Question·Home Office·UIN 115112
Holyhead Port: Biometrics
Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Llinos Medi
Plaid Cymru — Ynys Môn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the cost of the six-day live facial recognition trial at Holyhead port in November 2025.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe budget for the Immigration Enforcement Live Facial Recognition trials in Holyhead in November 2025 was £50,000; this was to cover the cost of the police technical support for 6 days of deployments and the watchlist production.The deployments were comp...
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