Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82535
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sojan Joseph
Labour — Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for (a) small boats, (b) dinghies and (c) other vessels that are seized for trying to transport migrants into the UK.
Answer
Alex NorrisAll vessels that have been subject to seizure, are held by Border Force until the completion of criminal investigations and any resulting legal proceedings. The majority of boats, dinghies and other vessels are not fit to ever go to sea again, as they arr...
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