Question follow-through · 108862
Immigration Controls: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the use of UK e-gates by nationals of countries that do not offer reciprocal access to UK passport holders; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Assisted Voluntary Return Schemes · 20 Feb 2026
- Visas: Applications · 18 Mar 2026
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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
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the use of UK e-gates by nationals of countries that do not offer reciprocal access to UK passport holders; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government operates the UK border solely in the best interests of the UK, not the principle of reciprocity as this could undermine our security and ability to respond to emerging border pressures or threats. We recommend all eligible nationals make us...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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