Question follow-through · 127365
Transport: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Entry Exit Scheme on UK travellers and transport flows.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Entry Exit Scheme on UK travellers and transport flows.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) was fully implemented across all Schengen countries on 10 April 2026, and the UK Government continues to engage the European Commission and member states to seek prioritisation of fluidity at the border. Additionally, my dep...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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