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 Doughty
The 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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