Question follow-through · 53673
EU Countries: Immigration Controls
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential use of eGates set out in the UK-EU Common Understanding will include an exemption from the upcoming EU Entry Exit system requirements for fingerprinting.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2025 · 15 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
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential use of eGates set out in the UK-EU Common Understanding will include an exemption from the upcoming EU Entry Exit system requirements for fingerprinting.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2025
Answer published
UK national travellers will be required to register in the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). Exemptions will be in place for UK nationals who are Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries or otherwise long-term resident in the EU. Implementation of the EES is a matt...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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