Written Question·Home Office·UIN 65032
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that French authorities uphold agreements on stopping asylum seekers attempting to cross the English Channel.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleOur current cooperation with France on irregular and illegal migration is underpinned by the commitments made in the UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK. Any future agreements will be published in the normal way in due course.