Asylum: Offenders
Commons · Question 86261 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Philp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop foreign offenders wanted for crimes abroad from (a) crossing the Channel and (b) claiming asylum in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 3 Nov 2025
We have launched the Border Security Command (BSC) whose work is imperative not only to stop criminals from entering the UK via small boats in the first place but to stop anyone from making these dangerous journeys. This is why the BSC is working with par...