Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve security between the UK and the Republic of Ireland to prevent the return through Ireland of British-born jihadists; and if she will make a statement.

The Government is working closely with the Government of Ireland to secure the external border of our Common Travel Area through more consistent levels of control, increased data-sharing to support immigration decisions, more closely aligned entry and visa requirements and a shared approach to the use of advance passenger information to identify individuals posing a threat to the people of the Common Travel Area.