Question follow-through · 16234
Aviation: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on allowing airports in Northern Ireland whose departing travellers fly to the United States to clear immigration in US airports as domestic fli
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on allowing airports in Northern Ireland whose departing travellers fly to the United States to clear immigration in US airports as domestic fli
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
A decision to explore the introduction of US pre-clearance at a UK airport is primarily a commercial decision for airport operators. An outline commercial agreement between an airport operator and US authorities would be required before any formal discuss...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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