Question follow-through · 1922

Immigration Controls: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the European Commission and the Government of France on the implementation of the EU Entry-Exit System checks at ports during the May half-term holiday period.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
28 May 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the European Commission and the Government of France on the implementation of the EU Entry-Exit System checks at ports during the May half-term holiday period.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European Commission and participating EU member states.The UK govern...

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