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Customs: Airports

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107124

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of airport staffing on the ability of airports to complete customs checks on small packages imported from abroad.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Border Force has an intelligence-led approach to how it assesses the many threats to the UK Border and is robust in how it deploys resource. Border Force operates a flexible resourcing model, regularly assessing operational needs and deploying staff dynamically in response to passenger volumes, security requirements and developing threats.

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