A question on #UndocumentedMigrants #EnglishChannel tabled by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Question ID: 1814231
UIN: HL8591
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 655
Asking Member display name: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how they propose to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: The government is pursing a strategic shift in Border Security, focusing on long-term systemic improvements, smarter, intelligence-led interventions and stronger partnerships across agencies and with countries upstream to target the criminal gangs behind ...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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