Written question asked by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Thursday, 14 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 April 2016. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 April 2016 on behalf of the Home Office.

Aviation: Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has to ensure that aviation watch lists are cross-referenced with passenger manifests; and what steps her Department takes in instances of failure of such procedures.

Answer: The Government works closely with all carriers, not just British registered carriers, to connect their systems to the Government’s border systems to ensure those connections are operating properly and to ensure that any IT problems are identified and resolved. Should any circumstance arise where a carrier should have refused authority to carry an individual to the UK, that individual will be met on arrival. Border Force also conducts 100% checks at passport control on all passengers arriving in the UK by commercial air, rail or maritime services at passport controls. This includes screening against watch lists.

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