Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 47961
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Royal Navy’s capacity to intercept small boats in the Channel carrying people seeking unlawful entry to the UK.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Home Office is the lead gGvernment department responsible for border security and migration. It has established the Border Security Command to strengthen global partnerships and enhance the UK’s efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute people smu...
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