Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to make the e-passport gates at UK airports available to citizens of Australia and New Zealand.

Citizens of Australia and New Zealand who regularly travel to the UK or hold a UK visa already have the option of becoming a member of the Registered Traveller Service, the benefits of which include use of the ePassport gates.

A complete overview of the service and the eligibility requirements can be found at: www.gov.uk/registered-traveller.