Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Virginia Crosbie and Damian Hinds

Monday 25th April 2022 Commons Chamber

[Damian Hinds]

No, there really is. When we talk about Border Force and passport control, that is about inbound. As I said in my answer to the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott), there are times when queues grow, and I do not like to see that happen. Sometimes it is because of factors beyond our control, such as so-called flight bunching when lots of flights arrive together or when flights are late. Border Force is working extremely hard to try to project demand as best it can to ensure that the staffing is there, and it is taking considerable measures to match up to that demand.

[Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn) (Con)]

7. What steps she is taking to strengthen the effectiveness of Border Force.