People Smuggling: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 58832 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Allister
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to prevent people smuggling at the border from Ireland into Northern Ireland.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 17 Jul 2025
Journeys from Ireland to the UK are within the Common Travel Area (CTA). As part of the CTA arrangements, the UK does not operate routine immigration controls of individuals arriving in the UK by air or sea from within the CTA, and no immigration checks a...