A question on #UKBorderForce #MilitaryAid tabled by Lewis Cocking on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: UK Border Force: Military Aid
Question ID: 1806743
UIN: 55176
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5050
Asking Member display name: Lewis Cocking
Asking Member handle: _LewisCocking
Asking Member Twitter reference: @_LewisCocking
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered deploying military assets to assist the Border Force in preventing illegal maritime entry into the UK.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: The Home Office is the lead Government Department responsible for border security and migration. It has established the Border Security Command to strengthen global partnerships and enhance the UK’s efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute people smu...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true