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<p>The UK Government recognises the exceptional pressures on the French Government
and its citizens caused by the migrant situation in the Calais region.</p><p>In particular,
the French police face a difficult challenge in dealing with the increasingly violent
migrants, who are damaging property and vehicles and attacking officers around the
juxtaposed ports in their attempts to reach the UK illegally.</p><p>The UK welcomes
the continued efforts by the French Government to address the situation, in particular
the significant commitment of additional French police officers deployed in Calais.</p><p>We
also welcome the progress made by the French to move migrants away from Calais to
suitable facilities in alternative sites in France, and to increase the number of
migrants claiming asylum in the country.</p><p>These French efforts, combined with
the additional British personnel at the ports, the priority fencing and enhancements
to security infrastructure, and the work to tackle organised crime that our two countries
have progressed jointly over recent months, sends a clear message: we will continue
to work together to keep our borders secure; migrants should not head to Calais, and
those in Calais intending to seek asylum should do so in France.</p>
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