Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 47961 · Tabled 24 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
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
Answered by Luke Pollard, 14 May 2025
The 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...