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People Smuggling: Sanctions

Commons · Question 71734 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria are used to determine which (a) individuals and (b) companies involved in people smuggling should be recommended for sanctions.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 8 Sep 2025

The new regime has been established by this government to prevent and disrupt the operations of criminal gangs who smuggle people along dangerous migrant routes to attempt the channel crossing into the UK. This new regime boosts our ability to prevent, co...