Travel: e-Borders Scheme

House of Lords written question – answered at on 26 April 2011.

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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the e-Borders target of tracking 60 per cent of all passenger and crew journeys into and out of the United Kingdom by the end of 2009 has been met; and, if so, when.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the e-Borders target of tracking 95 per cent of all passenger and crew journeys into and out of the United Kingdom by December 2010 has been met.

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e-Borders is currently tracking around 55 per cent of inbound and 60 per cent of outbound passenger movements to and from the UK. This equates to approximately 126 million passengers a year on over 2,800 routes, and includes over 90 per cent of non-EU aviation passengers.

We are currently considering revised targets but these are dependent on reaching agreement with new suppliers to deliver additional e-Borders capability and final resolution of EU free movement issues.

The Government are totally committed to rolling out the e-Borders programme across all routes into and out of the UK. We are currently checking more than 90 per cent of flights from outside Europe. Collecting passenger data and checking it against our databases are vital for law enforcement, national security and our immigration system. By tracking those coming to the UK, our enforcement agencies can undermine terrorism, fight smuggling and continue to protect our border.

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