Gavin Robinson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Immigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, how many occasions these powers have been used within 3 miles of the land border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to detail on how many occasions these powers have been exercised jointly with PSNI in Northern Ireland.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July to Question 17732 on Immigration Controls, how many illegal entrants have been detected using these powers in Northern Ireland; how many have subsequently been detain
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force Officers are permanently deployed in Northern Ireland and how many officers are dedicated to inland immigration enforcement.
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ17732, to provide detail on how many occasions UK Border Force have used these powers in Northern Ireland; to include (a) the number of vehicle searches (b) number of bus/coach inspecti
Answer: It is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose location specific staffing information, as to do so could compromise operational effectiveness. Resources in Northern Ireland, including Inland Immigration Enforcement, form part of a wider UK-wide ope...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many third country asylum applications have been handled in Northern Ireland in each of the last 5 calendar years, following the applicants having been in the UK for 6 months and 1 day.
Answer: Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.The safety and security of ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold centrally collated data on the number of occasions Border Force has exercised powers to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes in each of the last five calendar years.Bord...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers UK Border Force has to stop, board and inspect vehicles, public transport, buses and boats for immigration purposes.
Answer: Border Force officers have a range of powers to stop, board, examine and search vehicles and vessels for immigration purposes.Under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, immigration officers may board ships and aircraft in connection with the exercise o...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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| Department or topic | Published records |
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| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| Home Office | 8 |
| Northern Ireland Office | 1 |
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