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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65032

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that French authorities uphold agreements on stopping asylum seekers attempting to cross the English Channel.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Our current cooperation with France on irregular and illegal migration is underpinned by the commitments made in the UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK. Any future agreements will be published in the normal way in due course.

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