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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

Labour — Folkestone 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.