Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 103413 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will declare a national emergency regarding the cross Channel small boat migration crisis.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 13 Jan 2026
The number of small boat crossings is too high and this Government is taking action. The Home Secretary has announced the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in decades, removing the incentives that bring illegal migrants to the UK and scali...