Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
(asked on 20th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Navy ships will be deployed in the Channel to tackle illegal migrant crossings.
This question was answered on 25th January 2022
There may be a requirement for the deployment of Royal Navy vessels to help to counter illegal migrant crossings, and Defence has a range of capabilities that may be called upon to contribute to this objective. Detailed planning for Operation ISOTROPE is underway and further detail will be announced in due course.