Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for increased border control at Welsh ports in the event of EU migrants using the uninhibited movement of people under the Common Travel Area to gain access to the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

The UK is firmly committed to protecting the Common Travel Area (CTA). December’s Joint Report between the UK and the European Commission confirmed the shared understanding that the CTA will be maintained as the UK leaves the EU.
This means that, as now, there will be no routine immigration controls on journeys from within the CTA to the UK; with no controls whatsoever at the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border. However, individuals will still always need to meet the UK’s immigration requirements when entering the UK through the CTA.
The UK is considering options for it’s future immigration system very carefully and will outline further details in due course. The UK’s future approach to immigration control for EU citizens will reflect CTA arrangements.
The UK will continue to work very closely with other CTA members, particularly Ireland, to strengthen the external CTA border and tackle those who seek to abuse arrangements. In addition, intelligence-led operations target potential abuse of CTA routes and people identified as attempting to circumvent our controls are liable to be detained and, if unlawfully in the UK, removed.