Written questions

Airports and Ports: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 37076 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on infrastructure upgrades for (a) ports and (b) airports in preparation for the implementation of the Entry/Exit System.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 13 Mar 2025

EES will need to be implemented at the juxtaposed controls in the UK. In general, ports are expected to provide infrastructure relating to border controls without government funding. Given the specific issues caused by the need to implement EES, the previ...