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Immigration Controls: Airports

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 97331

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queue time at passport control was at UK airports in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The specific data requested is not available in an accessible format but below are the relevant statistics taken from Border Force’s transparency data.

Of the 897,695 queue samples measured across the UK in 2025, 97.9% of queues were within Border Force’s service standards above the 95% target. These service standards are 25 mins EU/EEA and 45 mins non-EU/EEA.

For further transparency data, including 2024, please refer to the below GOV.UK link.

Migration transparency data - GOV.UK

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