Question follow-through · 115751
Common Travel Area: Republic of Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2026
Answer published
There are no routine immigration controls on Common Travel Area (CTA) journeys, and none whatsoever on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border. There are no specific travel document requirements for British and Irish citizens on intra CTA journeys. Briti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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