Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on the validity for travel of UK passports with less than six months remaining until their expiry date following the UK’s departure from the EU.

The Foreign Secretary speaks regularly to his EU and Non-EU counterparts to promote the interests of British citizens. For travel to the Schengen Area, the passports of third-country nationals must be issued less than 10 years before the date the individual enters and be valid for at least three months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen Area. We encourage UK passport holders to check their passport meets these requirements before they travel. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly updates travel advice on passport requirements in line with guidance from HM Passport Office.