EU Countries: Immigration Controls
Commons · Question 129420 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action the Government is taking to minimise prospective disruption for British citizens travelling to Europe this summer.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 28 Apr 2026
The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme introduced to register travellers from third countries each time they enter or leave the Schengen area. While the UK is supportive of the aims of EES to improve border security, we want to see EES implemented...