Written questions

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 ...