Written Question·Home Office·UIN 43811
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 14 April 2025
Question
Sir Christopher Chope
Conservative — Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government pays the RNLI in connection with Channel crossings by asylum seekers.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAny safety of life at sea operations related to attempts to cross the Channel by migrants in small boats are directed and coordinated by HM Coastguard. The Home Office does not provide funding to RNLI but does provide maritime assets and reconnaissance ca...
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