Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Immigration Controls — Written Question

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that incomplete EU Entry/Exit System exit records could wrongly count UK-based professional HGV drivers as remaining in the Schengen area after they have retur

Answer

Keir Mather

The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU-operated border management system designed to strengthen border security and record the entry and exit of third-country nationals to and from the Schengen area. Responsibility for the collection, accuracy and manage...

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