Home Department written question – answered at on 10 January 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the effect on immigration to Northern Ireland of different admission criteria used by immigration officers in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
holding answer
Immigration policy in relation to Ireland is a matter for the Irish Government. However, there is ongoing close co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom to ensure that foreign nationals cannot abuse the immigration controls of either country. This close co-operation has included a recent detailed assessment of foreign nationals travelling between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland through Northern Ireland. The results of this assessment are currently being evaluated.
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