Question follow-through · 89660

Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of border security measures at (a) ports and (b) airports in Northern Ireland.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
13 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of border security measures at (a) ports and (b) airports in Northern Ireland.

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Border Force performs checks on 100% of passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services, enabling interventions against those known or suspected to pose a risk to the national interest.The UK and Ireland have a close and collaborative relations...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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