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If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 1 July 2025Answered: 7 July 2025

Asked by

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. While the clandestine entrant penalty scheme has to be rigorously enforced in order to be effective, it also provides a very fair process of appeal for hauliers against penalties that are not justified by the facts of a case. I am sure that my hon. Friend will assist the company in his constituency through that appeal process.