My Lords, absolutely. This would not apply to travel between, say, England, Scotland and Wales. As I am sure that the noble Lord is aware, however, we are coming up on the issue of the common travel area. The Republic of Ireland and ourselves are keen that we should have this e-Borders capability, and the Irish will have a similar thing for our people going there for exactly the same reasons: being able to ensure that there is no trafficking or criminal activity, and that there are no people trying to get around our immigration laws or terrorist events. Apart from that, within Great Britain, this would not apply.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord West of Spithead
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 25 March 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].
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