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Migrants: Offenders

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN HL8511, tabled on 17 June 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the letter of 22 May from nine European Presidents and Prime Ministers to the Council of Europe concerning criminal foreign migrants, and (2) the Council of Europe’s response.

Answered on

1 July 2025

The UK participates in regular engagement with the Council of Europe and its member States, including on the important issues raised in this letter. We agree with the Council of Europe Secretary General that any discussion needs to take place between member States. This was confirmed by the Lord Chancellor in her speech to the Committee of Ministers on 18 June 2025.