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Customs: Airports

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107123

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether any airports are unable to complete customs checks on small packages to expected standards.

Answered by Mike Tapp

In the interests of border security, it is longstanding Home Office policy to not disclose information of a port or region-specific nature. This is because it could allow an individual with malintent the ability to identify any potential weak points in the UK Border.

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