Written Question·Home Office·UIN 55414
Immigration Controls: Biometrics
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for starting the pilot of contactless travel through eGates using facial comparison technology.
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Immigration White paper, published 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including a technology pilot of contactless travel for British citizens, further details of which will be set out in due course.