Asylum: France
2026-05-12 · Home Office · 396 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to track the use of funding allocated to French policing operations relating to the treatment of people seeking asylum.
Answer
The United Kingdom provides funding to support the French Government and authorities with the clear purpose of preventing dangerous small boat crossings and tackling organised immigration crime. This work is explicitly focused on saving lives by stopping ...