School Trips: Passport and Visa Requirements Debate

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School Trips: Passport and Visa Requirements

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Independent Office for Police Conduct
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
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My Lords, we have found a way through. It is called a passport.

Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby (LD)
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My Lords, the Minister has twice cited security concerns to justify this change. What new security concerns have arisen since we left the EU?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
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Some ID cards are among the least secure documents seen at the border, as they were before we left the EU. As a rule, they are not as secure as corresponding national passports.

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