Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18334

Immigration Controls: Airports

Tabled: 5 December 2024

Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of e-passports that do not work at UK airports; and what steps she is taking to help resolve that issue.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

It has never been Government practice, for reasons of law enforcement, to comment on operational issues relating to border security and immigration controls. This includes offering commentary on the performance of border systems and of ePassport Gates dat...

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