Question follow-through · 15695
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help reduce the volume of channel crossings.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help reduce the volume of channel crossings.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking decisive action to reduce Channel crossings by strengthening border security, intensifying cooperation with our international partners such as France, and targeting the criminal gangs who facilitate these dangerous journeys. We ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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