Question follow-through · 52780
Visas: EU Countries
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his European counterparts on improving visa-free travel arrangements to Europe for British citizens.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 15 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his European counterparts on improving visa-free travel arrangements to Europe for British citizens.
20 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the EU allows for travel within the Sche...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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