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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2019 to Question 245815, when British National (Overseas) Passport Holders from Hong Kong will be able to use the United Kingdom’s e-passport gates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2019 to Question 245815, when British National (Overseas) Passport Holders from Hong Kong will be able to use the United Kingdom’s e-passport gates.
Our vision for the future of the border, including the roll out of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs), includes increasing the number of passengers who can be checked on arrival by an automated process, rather than needing to speak with an Immigration Officer on arrival.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to enable (a) Ukrainians and (b) Ukrainians with a biometric passport to travel to the UK without a visa.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to enable (a) Ukrainians and (b) Ukrainians with a biometric passport to travel to the UK without a visa.
The Government has no plans to enable Ukrainians to travel to the UK without a visa.
From 15 March, Ukrainians who are eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme or Homes for Ukraine Scheme with valid passports have been able to apply and get permission to come to the UK, fully online, from wherever they are; and have been able to give their biometrics once in the UK.
Visas are an important security tool. There is a risk hostile actors or other individuals with links to serious and organised crime or corruption could exploit the arrangement to travel to the UK undetected if security checks are not in place and we will not unnecessarily put the UK’s security at risk. Already, people have presented at the border with fake documents pretending to be Ukrainian.
The visa process also allows safeguarding checks to be preformed in relation to vulnerable adults and children travelling to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to ensure that UK Border Force service standards are raised and expected waiting times lowered as a result of airport spending on ePassport gate technology to improve throughflow of passengers at the border.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to ensure that UK Border Force service standards are raised and expected waiting times lowered as a result of airport spending on ePassport gate technology to improve throughflow of passengers at the border.
Border Force delivery against Service Level Agreements, along with other performance indicators, is kept under constant review. Border Force seeks to provide an effective service at the border by achieving the right balance in its contribution to both the security and prosperity of the UK; objectives considered as complimentary and mutually supportive.
It is our strategic intent to increase the use of e-Passport gates and other related technologies to provide enhanced security outcomes whilst also facilitating the clearance of passengers. The Government is open to working with partners to enhance Border Force capability, whether that is through better targeted interventions, or improved service standards.