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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 13 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 October 2025 (named day). It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 16 October 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: France

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many commercial flights there have been with people being removed under the UK’s migration treaty with France since 1 September 2025; and how many people have been removed under this treaty.

Answer

As published on GOV.UK on 9 October, 2 group flights saw 19 individuals returned to France. This was following the successful returns of an additional 7 individuals prior in the weeks prior to that. Further flights to France through the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous journeys are scheduled to take place over the coming days and weeks.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
81535
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Deportation Aviation Undocumented migrants France Treaties Migration
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk