Written questions

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Commons · Question 65032 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that French authorities uphold agreements on stopping asylum seekers attempting to cross the English Channel.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 14 Jul 2025

Our current cooperation with France on irregular and illegal migration is underpinned by the commitments made in the UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK. Any future agreements will be published in the normal way in due course.