Iain McKenzie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain McKenzie on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has made an assessment of the UK Border Force’s ability to process passengers at Glasgow Airport for the forthcoming Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire

Border Force planning for the Commonwealth Games has been underway since
December 2012. Border Force is currently working with Glasgow Airport to
refurbish the arrivals control, providing an increased number of arrivals desks
and utilising the latest technology in the form of electronic passport gates.
This will enhance the arrivals experience at Glasgow and the increased capacity
will ensure that passengers pass through the arrivals area as quickly as
possible while, at the same time, maintaining border security.