Immigration Controls: Shipping
Commons · Question 126311 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to complete a physical inspection of a shipping container was in each of the three most recent years for which data is available.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 15 Apr 2026
Border Force operates a risk‑based approach to container security, focusing resources on identifying and intervening against higher‑risk movements of goods rather than physically inspecting all shipping containers entering the UK.The Home Office does not ...