Written Question·Home Office·UIN 74424

Refugees: Gaza

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to waive biometric requirements for children medically evacuated from Gaza to the UK.

Answer

Mike Tapp

Individuals who enter the UK as part of this cohort will be subject to robust security checks ahead of travel. Individuals will be required to submit their biometrics prior to travel to the UK, and we are doing everything we can to support their safe exit...

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