Written questions

Immigration Controls: Airports

Commons · Question 9470 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements for non-UK passengers transiting through UK airports on (a) passenger experience an

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 23 Oct 2024

The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was launched to secure our borders and make the UK safer, by enhancing our ability to screen travellers upstream. The scheme will apply to passengers from eligible countries who are transiting the UK. ET...