Question follow-through · 16210
Common Travel Area: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about the operation of the Common Travel Area.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Home Office about the operation of the Common Travel Area.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
I have recently had discussions with the Home Office on immigration and the Common Travel Area following the recent public disorder in Northern Ireland in mid-June. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland joined the Minister of Sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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