Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2023 to Question 197102 on Electronic Travel Authorisations: Impact Assessments, if he will make an Impact Assessment of Electronic Travel Authorisation that differentiates between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): Impact Assessment (IA) considers the impact to the UK as a whole. The IA does not differentiate between countries or regions as it is the intention that the ETA scheme applies to the UK as a whole.

The Government remains committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure the ETA requirement is communicated effectively to help mitigate against any risk of it being seen as an increased barrier to cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland.