Written questions

Eurostar: Immigration Controls

Commons · Question 99775 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) UK Border Force, and (b) her counterparts in the French Government on reducing the waiting times for UK-bound passengers at passport control at Paris Gare du N

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 18 Dec 2025

Border Force work closely with partners to minimise passenger wait times and deploy officers flexibly and when required to meet demand and support passengers.We have introduced ePassport Gates to Paris Gare Du Nord station in two waves, the last being tim...