Immigration Controls: EU Countries
Commons · Question 39 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 18 May 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the indication by the Government of the Hellenic Republic of 20 April 2026 to not proceed with the collection of fingerprints or photographs under the EU Entry/Exit System for UK vis
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 18 May 2026
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European Commission and participating EU member states.The UK govern...