Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many customs examinations of (a) passengers and (b) accompanied baggage were conducted by Border Force at airports in each year from 2020 to 2026.

The Home Office does not publish and does not routinely collect statistics on the number of customs examinations of passengers and accompanied baggage undertaken by Border Force.

Border Force conducts thousands of customs interventions and examinations each year using a threat and intelligence-led approach. The Department does not routinely record or collate statistics on individual examinations, as this information is not required for operational or performance management purposes.

Border Force remains focused on identifying and stopping illicit goods and those seeking to circumvent customs controls.