§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has given to(a) airlines and (b) British posts abroad about the categories of people who are visa nationals but who are exempt from requiring visas to re-enter the United Kingdom after an absence abroad; why it was decided not to record this exemption on people's passports; and if he will publish the guidance.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydA copy of the guidance given to airlines on the exemption criteria has been placed in the Library. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has, I understand, similarly advised posts abroad. In addition, posters covering the changes have been displayed at all British posts abroad and all applicants granted a visa now receive a standard passport-sized card setting out the terms of the new extended visa exemption scheme. Now that the exemption scheme applies uniformly to all nationalities, a "visa exempt" passport endorsement is no longer necessary.