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Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

Asked by Patrick SpencerConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77950

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the countries with which the Government is conducting negotiations for the return of illegal migrants. started.

Answered by Alex Norris

Listing the countries with which the Government is conducting negotiations relating to the return of illegal migrants, either to their country of origin or a country through which they travelled to the UK, would be unhelpful in fostering and building on relations which are vital in supporting the tackling of illegal migration and targeting the gangs that prey on the vulnerable.

Bilateral returns agreements are one of many tools that facilitate returns and support international returns co-operation.

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