Immigrants: France
(asked on 6th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personnel from the UK have been relocated to France for the specific purpose of assisting with programmes which support migrants; and when those personnel are expected to return to the UK.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 20th March 2017
The Government have a number of staff supporting programmes related to migrants, including specialist social workers and interpreters, as well as officials seconded to the French Interior Ministry. These officials include members of Border Force, immigration Enforcement and UK Visas & Immigration. These roles are ongoing.