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Immigration Controls: EU Countries

Commons · Question 1922 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 28 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the European Commission and the Government of France on the implementation of the EU Entry-Exit System checks at ports during the May half-term holiday period.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 28 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...