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Immigration Controls: EU Countries

Commons · Question 1770 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what metrics her Department used to evaluate public awareness of the EU Entry Exit System prior to its implementation.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 22 May 2026

The Government has been working to prepare UK citizens, ports and carriers for the introduction of the EU’s new digital border system. EES is an EU‑owned system, introduced by the European Union and its Member States as part of their external border refor...