Eurostar: Immigration Controls
Commons · Question 99776 · 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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April to Question 46921, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of changes to e-gates on improving the speed of passenger flow.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 18 Dec 2025
eGates provide a safe, secure and efficient method of crossing the UK border for millions of passengers each year. All technology deployed at the border is rigorously tested to ensure it is resilient and effective.We are moving into the next phase of our ...