Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17372

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of deploying naval assets to the English Channel to help tackle small boats crossing.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Home Office is the lead Government Department responsible for border security and migration. It has recently established the Border Security Command to strengthen global partnerships and enhance the UK’s efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute p...
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