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Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76560

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, over what period of time Operation Gull has been functioning in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Alex Norris

Immigration officers in Northern Ireland took responsibility for Operation Gull in the financial year 2010-11.

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