Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to prevent delays at passport control at the Eurostar terminal at London St Pancras station in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the end of free movement, the White Paper ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’ sets out the Government’s plans to improve the flow of legitimate travellers through our ports, including by making greater use of automation, and to seek reciprocal treatment for UK nationals travelling to EU Member States.

And in line with the Political Declaration on the future relationship between the EU and the UK, we will continue to engage with the EU to explore the possibility to facilitate the crossing of our respective borders for legitimate travel, including at the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras station.