Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80177
Undocumented Migrants: Boats
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department (a) disposes of small boats used for illegal channel crossings and (b) ensures that those boats are not (i) retained by and (ii) returned to smuggling gangs.
Answer
Alex NorrisBorder Force do not return seized boats/dinghies/engines or lifejackets to France. All vessels that have been subject to seizure, are held by Border Force until the completion of criminal investigations and any resulting legal proceedings. The majority of...
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