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EU Countries: Immigration Controls

Commons · Question 55036 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the (a) UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, (b) UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, updated 19 May 2025 and (c) UK-EU security and defence partnership, published 19 May 2025,

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 9 Jun 2025

The UK-EU Common Understanding confirms that there will be no legal barriers to eGate use for British Nationals traveling to and from EU Member States after the introduction of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). This is a positive step forward and we are n...