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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 58356

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a deterrent to reduce the numbers of migrants arriving in small boats.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the Honourable Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (UIN HCWS406) made by the Home Secretary on 30 January 2025 on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.

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