Question follow-through · 90877
British Nationals Abroad: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will publish an updated list of the countries with which the UK has negotiated arrangements allowing British citizens to use automated border e-gates.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- 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
13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will publish an updated list of the countries with which the UK has negotiated arrangements allowing British citizens to use automated border e-gates.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
Approximately 54 ports currently provide UK nationals with access to eGates in countries including France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Greece. Access arrangements within the Schengen Area may vary for day-to-day operational reason...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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