Written Question·Home Office·UIN 73780
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on intercepting small boats in shallow waters.
Answer
Alex NorrisWe continue to work closely with the French Government as they review their Maritime Doctrine so they can intervene successfully at sea and increase preventions. We are engaging extensively across the French system to ensure the earliest possible deployme...
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