Question follow-through · 62438
USA: Edinburgh Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the possibility of a US Customs pre-clearance at Edinburgh Airport.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the possibility of a US Customs pre-clearance at Edinburgh Airport.
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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1 Jul 2025
Answer published
A decision to explore US pre-clearance is primarily a commercial decision for airport operators. An outline commercial agreement between the airport operator and US authorities would be required before any formal discussions between the UK and US governme...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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