Question follow-through · 26501

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ 907630 dated 3rd February 2026, on what date did legislative provision making it an offence to arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation commence.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 2 Sept 2026
Target answer date: 7 Sept 2026
Answer: 7 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to WPQ 907630 dated 3rd February 2026, on what date did legislative provision making it an offence to arrive in the UK without an Electronic Travel Authorisation commence.
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Sept 2026
Answer published
There has been no legislative provision enacted for this. Thus, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 03 February to Question UIN 907630.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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