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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 March 2025. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: Albania

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 34801 on Asylum: Albania, what steps her Department has taken to ensure the continued reduction in the number of Albanian nationals arriving in the UK by small boat.

Answer

Small boat crossings by Albanian nationals have reduced each year since their peak in 2022. This government is committed to working with the Albanian government to further reduce these numbers, including through communications campaigns that demonstrate the dangers of these crossings, and ensuring that Albanian nationals with no right to be in the UK are returned efficiently to Albania.

We also continue to work with other international partners to target the people smugglers who exploit migrants for profit. The Home Secretary has convened an international summit focussed on Organised Immigration Crime, bringing together Interior Ministers and law enforcement experts, including from Albania, to develop our combined response to the gangs who facilitate this vile trade in human lives.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41016
Session
2024-26
Related items
Asylum: Albania
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Undocumented migrants Albania English Channel
Link
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