Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she had with (a) local hon. Members and (b) local councillors representing (i) Greenwich and (ii) other London boroughs prior to the commencement of Operation Skybreaker; and if she will make a statement.
Senior managers in Immigration Enforcement began engagement with partners and local community groups from June 2014. This included briefing local authority leaders, chief executives, officials, and councillors, where they accepted the offers. This included liaison with officials in Greenwich Council.
Engagement with partners and the local community will continue throughout the operation.