HS1, the owner and operator of the Eurostar line, says plans for the system are 'inadequate'.
There are plans to bring in biometric border controls for the Eurostar at St Pancras in north London in October
HS1, the owner and operator of the Eurostar line, said plans for the system were "inadequate" and could lead to long delays.The new system will require citizens from outside the EU or Schengen area to register before entering the zone. HS1, in its evidence to the European Scrutiny Select Committee, pointed out that the need to register a non-EU passenger was expected to take at least an additional two minutes per passenger if carried out solely at the border.
He said ministers needed to offer HS1 and Eurostar all the support needed to resolve these issues as a "matter of urgency".
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