Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 73780 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on intercepting small boats in shallow waters.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 9 Sep 2025
We continue to work closely with the French Government as they review their Maritime Doctrine so they can intervene successfully at sea and increase preventions. We are engaging extensively across the French system to ensure the earliest possible deployme...