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114487

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date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the request from the French Interior Minister for British Police to be posted to Calais to assist with dissuading people from seeking to enter the United Kingdom illegally by secreting themselves in vehicles travelling to Kent ports.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL2671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The French Interior Ministry issued a correction to Associated French Press on 5 November saying that M. Cazeneuve was in fact making reference to British &quot;officials&quot; and not police.</p><p>The UK will not be posting any British police in Calais.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:22:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

114864

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the numbers of illegal migrants arriving in the UK from Calais.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Security of the UK border is a top priority. Basing UK immigration controls in France enables Border Force to stop illegal migrants before they reach our shores. <br><br>Since 2010, this Government has invested millions in strengthening the security of our border in Calais and at other key ports. We have bolstered physical security in Calais, upgraded technology and equipment and increased joint intelligence work with the French.<br><br>The Home Secretary and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve recently reaffirmed their commitment to further joint action at Calais, including a £12 million contribution from the UK Government towards bolstering security and infrastructure. <br><br>The priority now is to implement the practical solutions that have been agreed. Work has started on installing the security fences we provided and should be completed over the coming weeks. This will build on the sustained UK support and investment in improving physical security and upgrading technology at Calais. <br><br>We are also working to deliver longer term solutions. This includes improving the infrastructure and flow of traffic at Calais in order to reduce the risk of queuing vehicles on the approach roads which are targeted by migrants.<br><br>But we recognise that the problem does not begin in Calais. That is why we are enhancing joint work with France and other European partners to clamp down on the organised crime groups behind people smuggling. This is in addition to broader work with European and International partners to address the wider problem of illegal migration, of which Calais is just one visible sign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:30:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

99983

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Calais with regard to the number of people, from a number of countries, illegally seeking to enter the United Kingdom by secreting themselves in vehicles travelling to ports in Kent; and whether the situation has improved, or deteriorated, in recent months.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL2198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>There has been a sharp rise in numbers of illegal immigrants in Calais and the surrounding area, since 2013. This stems from the fact that France, unlike the UK, is part of the border free Schengen Area. We are clear that it is for the French to maintain law and order on their soil, but it is in the UK's interest to work with France to secure the border at Calais and other key ports.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 September 2014, the Home Secretary and French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, signed a joint declaration outlining a number of joint initiatives to tackle increasing migratory flows in Europe. That includes a range of improvements to security and infrastructure in Calais, to strengthen the port and provide greater protection to hauliers and tourists.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has long been alive to the challenges posed in Calais. Millions of pounds have already been invested in improving security and upgrading technology in Calais. The Government has increased staffing levels in the port and extended security patrols. In addition to physical searches, Border Force officers use detection dogs, heartbeat detectors and carbon dioxide probes to find those hiding clandestinely in vehicles and freight.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/10/2014 15:19:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

90727

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the French government, (b) local government in Calais and (c) ferry operators regarding illegal immigrants at Calais since 1 August 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	208169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Home Office Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private <br>sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office</a></p><p /> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/09/2014 17:18:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson