Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish details of the mitigations for (1) non-British and Irish residents of the Common Travel Area, and (2) tourists, travelling from air and sea ports in the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland.

To strengthen the security of the UK border, the Government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme.

Individuals arriving in the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, must enter in line with the UK’s immigration framework, including the requirement to obtain an ETA when it is introduced. The UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within the Common Travel Area, with no immigration controls whatsoever on the land border.

The Government is committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders, including the tourism sector, to ensure the ETA scheme is implemented smoothly.