asked Her Majesty's Government:
At which British airports the iris recognition entry system is in operation; how many persons have registered with the system; and on how many occasions passengers have made use of it in the past 12 months at each of the airports at which it is available. [HL3604 ]
The iris recognition entry system (IRIS) is available at Heathrow airport terminals 1 to 5, Gatwick South and North, Manchester airport terminals 1 and 2 and Birmingham.
By 14 May 2008, 207,502 persons had registered on the IRIS scheme barrier crossings for the past 12 months are as follows:
Port Number of barrier crossings for the past 12 months (April 07-April 08) Heathrow terminal 1 164,061 Heathrow terminal 2 106,694 Heathrow terminal 3 180,643 Heathrow terminal 4 134,313 Heathrow terminal 5 22,356 Total for Heathrow 608,067 Manchester TN1 18,728 Manchester TN2 15,310 Total for Manchester airport 34,038 Gatwick North 78,180 Gatwick South 50,165 Total for Gatwick airport 12,8345 Birmingham 13,024 Total for 10 barriers 783,474