Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108505

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Immigration Controls

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to negotiate an agreement with her EU counterparts to permit British HGV drivers to register biometric details away from the UK/EU border under the Entry/Exit System.

Answer

Keir Mather

The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is being implemented by the EU to improve border security. Whilst the UK Government continues to actively engage with the EU as they continue EES implementation, it is not a UK Government initiative. It is for individual Mem...

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