Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vessels are on patrol in UK waters at any time to tackle migrant boats crossing the English Channel.

Border Force uses a combination of cutters and Coastal Patrol Vessels to patrol UK maritime borders and respond to maritime border security threats. The total fleet comprises five cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPVs). Border Force’s deployment of maritime capabilities in the Channel is under constant review to meet operational demands.