Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 71731
People Smuggling: Sanctions
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of the people smuggling sanctions regime.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe UK has so far sanctioned 25 targets - 20 individuals and five entities - at the heart of people-smuggling networks that drive irregular migration to the UK. These targets were identified through close co-ordination across government departments, inclu...
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