Question follow-through · 57213

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact the implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on inbound international tourists arriving in Northern Ireland from the

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
11 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact the implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on inbound international tourists arriving in Northern Ireland from the

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. Individuals arriving in the UK, including those crossing the land border into Nor...

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