Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.
Project Iris
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to extend Project Iris beyond the existing terminals at which it is installed; and if she will make a statement.
- Answer
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The IRIS project was introduced to de-risk elements of the e-Borders Programme. Through this project we have been able to demonstrate that biometric technology can be used to securely permit the entry of low risk passengers to the UK via an automated barrier. IRIS is available at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester and there are currently no plans to roll out IRIS any further.As a result of lessons learnt from the IRIS project, wider automated clearance systems are now under development.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 469 c981-2W; 172953
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Biometrics Immigration controls Immigration
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