Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy will extend its role in tackling small boat crossings in the English Channel after January 2023.
Military primacy for managing small boat crossings of the Channel is scheduled to end on 31 January 2023, at which point responsibility will revert to the Home Office and Border Force. Any request to consider extending primacy would need to take into account the operational requirements and funding arrangements.