Future Immigration Debate

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Department: Home Office

Future Immigration

Nigel Mills Excerpts
Wednesday 19th December 2018

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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I do not recognise the picture that the hon. Lady has painted, and the answer is no.

Nigel Mills Portrait Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
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I welcome the statement. Will the Secretary of State explain how his electronic travel authorisation scheme will work in the common travel area, especially where a visitor arrives in Dublin and travels on to the UK from there? Would that visitor need to get authorisation in that situation?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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This will not apply to Irish citizens and British citizens moving within the common travel area. My hon. Friend will know that the EU is planning to introduce a similar scheme; I think it is called ETIAS—the European travel information and authorisation system. As we develop this, we are looking at ways of working together.