Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to allow visitors from Australia to use e-passport gates as a matter of routine; and if she will make a statement.

Citizens of Australia 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.