MP says veiled women causing security delays
30.04.08
Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman has raised concerns that veiled women are causing delays at UK airport security, the Examiner reports. He asked immigration minister Liam Byrne about the issue in the House of Commons last week.
Mr Sheerman said: ‘What evidence is there that some hold-ups are caused by females of a particular religious sect who cover their faces and refuse to reveal them as they go through immigration? Is there any evidence that that is causing problems?’
Mr Byrne replied: ‘There is no evidence of that. Everyone is required to identify themselves as directed by an immigration officer. If an identity is ever in any doubt, immigration officers will not hesitate to check a person’s fingerprints as well.’
But Mr Sheerman told the newspaper that he would continue to pursue the matter. The Labour MP said: ‘I will raise this matter with Mr Byrne again in private. One of my constituents who works at Manchester Airport has told me that this is a problem.’
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