Oral QuestionAttorney General's Office

What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people smugglers.

Tabled: 28 August 2025Answered: 4 September 2025

Asked by

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

Answering Minister

the Solicitor General

Answer from Hansard

The Solicitor General (Lucy Rigby)

Anyone involved in the vile trade of people smuggling will be met with the full force of the law. This year, 67% more offences for facilitating illegal entry into the UK were prosecuted. I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will allow for more prosecutions, including by criminalising the creation of online material that facilitates a breach of UK immigration law.