Question follow-through · 27139
British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens returned to the UK for exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days in any 180-day period in each calendar year since 2020.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens returned to the UK for exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days in any 180-day period in each calendar year since 2020.
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Home Office does not hold information on the number of British citizens returned to the United Kingdom for exceeding the Schengen Area limit of 90 days in any 180-day period. Information relating to enforcement action taken by Schengen States is not r...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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