Undocumented Migrants: France
Commons · Question 129751 · Tabled 24 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings, published on 23 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of previous
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 29 Apr 2026
Illegal small boat crossings are driven by organised criminal gangs and have cost lives. The result is a severe strain on both our asylum system and our wider social contract. Since 2021, over 400,000 people have claimed asylum in the UK. At its peak in 2...