EU Countries: Immigration Controls

(asked on 3rd May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the European Commission on proposals for the use of e-gates for British citizens travelling to and from the EU.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 15th May 2023

Some Member States already allow British citizens to use e-gates at airports in certain circumstances.

Our priority is to minimise unnecessary delays for British citizens, including by engaging with the European Commission and Member States on the EU's Entry/Exit System to understand the impact on British citizens once operational.

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