Asylum: Biometrics

(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of using (1) X-rays, (2) magnetic resonance imaging, and (3) any other scientific methods, as provided for by the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.


Answered by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 21st November 2023

The Home Office does not yet hold this information. Work is ongoing to determine the level and type of capacity required to support the imaging service.

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