Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of long queues at border control in British airports; what assessment they have made of the impact of those queues on the tourism industry; and what action they intend to take to alleviate such queues.

The number of visitors to the UK continues to grow, with record levels of visitors in 2017. We recognise the importance of the experience at the border for visitors and every effort is made to keep delays at the border to a minimum while always maintaining the security of the UK Border.

Border Force is taking a number of steps to ensure passengers pass through the border as quickly as possible, including through investment in technology and increasing the availability of staff at the busiest times of the day.