Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Lords · Question HL8591 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government how they propose to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 3 Jul 2025
The government is pursing a strategic shift in Border Security, focusing on long-term systemic improvements, smarter, intelligence-led interventions and stronger partnerships across agencies and with countries upstream to target the criminal gangs behind ...