Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by James Morris (Conservative). It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Illegal Migration: Small Boats

Question: What progress he has made on stopping small boats transporting migrants across the English Channel.

Answer: So far this year, we have reduced the number of these dangerous, illegal and completely unnecessary crossings by more than a third compared with last year, despite increases of nearly a third in Europe. Nevertheless, the number of illegal arrivals remains unacceptably high. We remain focused on delivering our comprehensive plan to stop the boats by breaking the business model of the people smugglers, and we will shortly be piloting emergency legislation through this House to ensure that flights to Rwanda take off as a matter of urgency.

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