| Heading: |
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel |
| Question ID: |
1792028 |
| UIN: |
43811 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
242 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Christopher Chope
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Christopher Chope
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government pays the RNLI in connection with Channel crossings by asylum seekers. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
491 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Dame Angela Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
angelaeagle
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@angelaeagle
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| Answer text: |
Any safety of life at sea operations related to attempts to cross the Channel by migrants in small boats are directed and coordinated by HM Coastguard. The Home Office does not provide funding to RNLI but does provide maritime assets and reconnaissance ca... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |