Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to revert command and control of tackling small boats crossing the English Channel from the Royal Navy to Border Force.
Defence support to the Home Office will continue until January 2023 as originally planned, at which point the operational and wider arrangements will be reviewed.
We are working across Government to ensure the conditions are set for Defence to hand the task back to the Home Office following the review, this includes supporting training and capability development.