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“I take the view that it is someone doing their job … sometimes it can go for weeks and I am never stopped and asked for ID at either Heathrow or London City, and other times it can happen two or three times in a week,” he said.
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“There are a range of factors that Border Force should consider – passenger demeanour, what they’re doing, are the reasons for travel credible, have they flown on an unusual journey which might indicate they are seeking to avoid immigration controls or other customs control?” he said.ĭUP MP Ian Paisley contended that, as someone who often flies from Belfast to London, he is “frequently stopped and asked for my identity”, adding he “does not feel unusual”. “We’re very clear Border Force should not use ethnic profiling, that is not an effective way of identifying those who may be a threat to this country… Mr Foster said it was the first time the case had been raised with him and he was happy to investigate. He happens to have a brown face, he was possibly the only person with a brown face on that flight, and on three occasions, of all the passengers on that plane coming from Belfast to GB, he’s pulled and stopped. Mr Hoare said: “I agree with you, minister, that they shouldn’t be, but this is an individual who has been on the last three occasions. Mr Foster replied: “We wouldn’t look at protected characteristics, people shouldn’t be being pulled over purely on the basis of ethnicity, and if they are then clearly we would be keen to engage and investigate what has happened on those occasions.” Kevin Foster was questioned by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA)Ĭhairman Simon Hoare asked Mr Foster: “Where does ethnic profiling of travel from Northern Ireland to the mainland fit into your suite of policies?”