Immigration Controls: France
Commons · Question 89993 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) active and (b) concluded cases the Government Legal Department has handled relating to legal challenges against the one-in, one-out migrant returns scheme; and what the total cost of that litigation has been.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 3 Dec 2025
The UK-France Treaty is an innovative pilot designed to deter illegal migration across the Channel. Litigation related to this pilot was anticipated and we are concentrating resources on robustly defending this so that removals can continue as planned. As...