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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of deploying naval assets to the English Channel to help tackle small boats crossing.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of deploying naval assets to the English Channel to help tackle small boats crossing.

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Home Office is the lead Government Department responsible for border security and migration. It has recently established the Border Security Command to strengthen global partnerships and enhance the UK’s efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute p...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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