Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105985

Immigration Controls

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the level of impact of disruption to entry and exit systems at UK borders during the Christmas period on the economy.

Answer

Mike Tapp

The Entry / Exit System (EES) is an EU system; we are working with the French authorities and UK operators at St Pancras, Folkestone, and Port of Dover to minimise disruption.There has been no disruption at the UK border related to EES. The system is bein...

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