Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department rejected the Home Secretary’s MACA request in 2020 to assist with Channel crossings.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 24th January 2022

The Ministry of Defence has no record of a rejected Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) request in 2020, relating to Channel crossings or counter migration support. Four such MACA requests in 2020 were approved encompassing the provision of intelligence and surveillance capabilities, and support relating to the management and accommodation of arrivals.

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