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Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Monday, 3 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Friday, 21 December 2018 on behalf of the Home Office.

Refugees: Calais and Dunkirk

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the treatment of refugees in the Calais and Dunkirk regions by police.

Answer

Much of the UK’s relationship with France on illegal migration is governed by the Sandhurst Treaty, signed in January 2018. The Treaty provides for joint cooperation to improve security infrastructure at the shared border in northern France, to reduce illegal migration flows and to provide support to the most vulnerable. This includes a programme of work to support access into asylum accommodation in France and a Dublin Regulation Development Fund. The UK has committed a package of €50 million to implement this work, which is overseen by the official UK-France Migration Committee. Our two countries continue to undertake regular and routine ministerial and senior official discussions regarding migration across our shared border and our cooperation under the Sandhurst Treaty. However, the actions of French law enforcement on their sovereign territory remain a domestic matter for the French Government and as such the British Government is not consulted on their activities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198320
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Police Refugees Calais Dunkirk
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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