Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assets Border Force uses at present to maintain surveillance of United Kingdom territorial seas and adjacent waters; and what plans they have, if any, to change this in the light of the deployment of two Border Force cutters in the Mediterranean.
We do not comment on specific operational matters for reasons of national security. A variety of assets ensure the integrity of UK waters, and we continue to ensure that Border Force is able to make use of cutting-edge technology and good intelligence in its important work.