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Asylum: Biometrics

Question for Home Office

UIN HL29, tabled on 7 November 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of using (1) X-rays, (2) magnetic resonance imaging, and (3) any other scientific methods, as provided for by the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

Answered on

21 November 2023

The Home Office does not yet hold this information. Work is ongoing to determine the level and type of capacity required to support the imaging service.

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Home Office