Question follow-through · 27238
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to the French government for help in dealing with small boat crossings in each of the last five years.
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
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to the French government for help in dealing with small boat crossings in each of the last five years.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK and France maintain a longstanding relationship on tackling illegal migration at our shared border. Joint work with France has prevented more than 48,000 crossing attempts since the last general election. The UK and France have reached agreement on...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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