Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the agreement between her Department and her French counterpart on creating a joint intelligence cell to tackle migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.

The Home Secretary met with her new counterpart, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, on the 12^th July: both ministers reaffirmed their commitment to put a stop to small boat crossings and to returning boats to France rather than allowing them to reach the UK. Additionally, the ministers signed an agreement on the creation of a joint intelligence cell, which will help deter and dismantle the organised criminal gangs facilitating these journeys.

A copy of the agreement will not be made public at this time as the document contains sensitive operational information which could damage the ability of law enforcement agencies to operate effectively if released.