Written Question·Home Office·UIN 1197

Immigration Controls: Airports

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal DemocratOrkney and Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accuracy of individual identification carried out by the technical infrastructure which performs border checks.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
This Government’s priority is to maintain strong border security and steps are always taken to constantly improve the accuracy of individual identification before arrival and at the border.Border Force checks all passengers arriving at the UK border on sc...

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