UK Electronic Travel Authorisation biometric requirements confirmation
2 releases from 2 parties, 11 November 2022.
Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication
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Hanna: Data plan for non-Irish EU citizens to cross border is non-starter
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna calls the UK Government's planned biometric data requirements for non-Irish EU citizens crossing into Northern Ireland a non-starter, and urges Rishi Sunak to scrap the proposal.
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Farry deeply concerned after UK Government confirmation over facial biometrics for travel authorisation
Alliance MP Stephen Farry says he is deeply concerned after the UK Government confirmed the Electronic Travel Authorisation will require facial biometrics, with fingerprints to follow, and repeats his call for an exemption for journeys on the island of Ireland.
Parties with no matching press release found on their website
- DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
- Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
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