Written questions

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Commons · Question 103383 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring mechanisms exist to ensure that UK-funded activities in France, whether involving public authorities or private contractors, do not contribute to human rights violations against people

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 14 Jan 2026

France is a key partner in tackling OIC and joint work is seeing French personnel being deployed, supported by cutting-edge surveillance technologies and equipment; and more work is being done to disrupt organised criminal gangs through improved intellige...