Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the UK has provided to France for activity to prevent small-boat crossings in each year since 2018; and what performance information the Government receives in return for that funding.

The UK and France maintain a longstanding relationship on tackling illegal migration at our shared border.

Since signing of the Sandhurst Treaty in 2018 the UK has provided over €750 million in funding to support our joint work with France to tackle small boats crossings. Please see a detailed breakdown of this funding below.

UK-France cooperation to tackle small boats has resulted in over 50,000 small boats crossings prevented since the 2024 election, with overall number of small boats crossings down by 42% compared to the same point in 2025.

The UK receives monthly reporting on the activity of UK-funded personnel and surveillance equipment as part of the improved metrics framework underpinning the 2026-2029 deal, along with operational data and overall statistics for the entire coastal prevention effort.

*committed funding as part of 2026-2029 UK-France multi-year deal.