PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Refugees: France (30 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her French counterpart on (a) the welfare of refugees in France who are attempting to arrive in the UK and (b) safeguards for child refugees who are targeted by criminal gangs operating in the English Channel.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

The Home Secretary maintains regular contact with her French counterpart, Interior Minister Darmanin on small boats crossings and their related issues. The responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees lies with the authorities of the country in which they are present in accordance with their international obligations. France has a fully functioning asylum system and is party to both the ECHR and the Refugee Convention.

Answered by:
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
9 December 2021