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1715034

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date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what policies, guidance and practices the Border Force has adopted in relation to the arrival of (1) Israeli nationals, and (2) individuals with joint UK–Israeli citizenship in the UK; and whether there has been any change in this policy and its operation since October 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Godson
uin	HL4208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force’s number one priority is to keep our borders safe and secure, and we will never compromise on this.</p><p>Border Force would not comment on individual policies that could jeopardise border security.</p><p>Border Force performs checks on 100% of passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services, enabling interventions against those known or suspected to pose a risk to the national interest.</p><p>There are many reasons why a Border Force Officer may feel it necessary to ask additional questions to satisfy themselves of eligibility to enter. Officers carry out checks that are deemed necessary in accordance with immigration procedures.</p><p>In the UK, the Immigration Rules require all arriving passengers, regardless of their nationality or country they arrived from, to establish their eligibility for admission. To maintain a safe and secure border, a passenger’s passport or national identity card is checked. There are also times when extra checks are conducted.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4209 question first answered 15/05/2024 16:24:29 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4903 label Biography information for Lord Godson

1715035

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what policies, guidance and practices the Border Force has adopted in relation to the arrival in the UK of (1) Israeli nationals, and (2) individuals with joint UK–Israeli citizenship, who have served in the IDF.
tabling member printed	Lord Godson
uin	HL4209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force’s number one priority is to keep our borders safe and secure, and we will never compromise on this.</p><p>Border Force would not comment on individual policies that could jeopardise border security.</p><p>Border Force performs checks on 100% of passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services, enabling interventions against those known or suspected to pose a risk to the national interest.</p><p>There are many reasons why a Border Force Officer may feel it necessary to ask additional questions to satisfy themselves of eligibility to enter. Officers carry out checks that are deemed necessary in accordance with immigration procedures.</p><p>In the UK, the Immigration Rules require all arriving passengers, regardless of their nationality or country they arrived from, to establish their eligibility for admission. To maintain a safe and secure border, a passenger’s passport or national identity card is checked. There are also times when extra checks are conducted.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4208 question first answered 15/05/2024 16:24:29 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4903 label Biography information for Lord Godson

1715036

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) UK–Israeli citizens, and (2) IDF veterans or serving personnel, the UK Border Force detained for questioning in the periods (a) October 2023 to present, (b) October 2022–October 2023, and (c) October 2021–October 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Godson
uin	HL4210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force does not publish information on operational activities. Doing so would publicise operational practices which would be used to assist in the evasion of customs controls and compromise border security.</p><p>However, the Home Office published data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65d887a154f1e70011165914%2Fpassengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C66cd1046e5864be9850208dc69b72395%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638501482497403282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1EaqiNHtBXEhVfb0Zf%2B8%2F6syGtSDXfYX7Q05rifiDLg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d887a154f1e70011165914/passengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4211 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:20:02 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name passengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx title Passengers refused entry
tabling member	4903 label Biography information for Lord Godson

1715037

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entering the UK from Israel or Palestine, who are not UK–Israeli citizens or IDF veterans or serving personnel, the UK Border Force detained for questioning in the periods (1) October 2023 to present, (2) October 2022–October 2023, and (3) October 2021–October 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Godson
uin	HL4211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force does not publish information on operational activities. Doing so would publicise operational practices which would be used to assist in the evasion of customs controls and compromise border security.</p><p>However, the Home Office published data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65d887a154f1e70011165914%2Fpassengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C02%7CBFSecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C66cd1046e5864be9850208dc69b72395%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638501482497403282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1EaqiNHtBXEhVfb0Zf%2B8%2F6syGtSDXfYX7Q05rifiDLg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d887a154f1e70011165914/passengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4210 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:20:03 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name passengers-refused-entry-border-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx title Passengers refused entry
tabling member	4903 label Biography information for Lord Godson