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Written question asked by Julian Knight (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 23 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2023. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 November 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration Controls: Cardiff Airport

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was to clear Border Force security on arrival at Cardiff Airport in the last 12 months.

Answer

Border Force measures and monitors wait times at all major UK ports to ensure the flow of legitimate travel into UK.

The latest Border Force transparency data shows that 95% of arrivals to the UK were cleared within the service standard in the second quarter of this year and in July, 90% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with their experience at UK border control. The most recent data is available on Gov.UK; www.gov.uk/government/publications/border-force-transparency-data-q2-2023.

We do not publish port level wait times for commercial sensitivity as it may provide an unfair advantage to certain ports if others are seen to be performing more badly. The way data is captured is also different across ports so will not be a like for like comparison.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3479
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Immigration controls Standards Cardiff Airport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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