| Heading: |
Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland |
| Question ID: |
1790785 |
| UIN: |
42838 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4790 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Apsana Begum
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Apsana Begum
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to help ensure that UK Border Force eGates are configured to permit entry to holders of Irish passport cards travelling from outside the Common Travel Area. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4253 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Seema Malhotra
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| Answering Member handle: |
SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answer text: |
Irish nationals can travel to the UK on either an Irish passport or associated passport card. In line with other identity cards, Irish passport cards cannot be used at eGates and there are no plans to change this.If an Irish national wishes to use their p... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |