Written questions

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Commons · Question 100926 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 7 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current deterrence measures aimed at reducing illegal Channel crossings; and what further steps she plans to take to prevent small-boat arri

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 7 Jan 2026

The Government has taken significant steps to address illegal migration and its Plan for Change sets out our ambition to secure borders and control immigration. We are committed to tackling illegal migration and the criminal networks which facilitate it. ...