Committees

EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry

Inquiry

Following the unprecedented numbers of migrants entering into Europe this year, the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee published a report calling for a more balanced humanitarian and law enforcement response in the EU's fight against migrant smuggling.

The European Commission adopted a wide-ranging European Agenda on Migration on 13 May 2015, with a view in part to addressing the current refugee crisis, the greatest humanitarian problem to have faced the European Union since its foundation.

The Committee intends that its report will inform the Commission's review of EU legislation on migrant smuggling, due to be published in 2016 along with proposed reforms.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling - Evidence
Inquiry EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry
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Response to this report
UK Government Response: EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling
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Government Response
4th Report - The EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling
Inquiries EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry, and EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry
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Oral evidence transcripts

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16 September 2015
Inquiry EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry
Witnesses Fabrice Leggeri, Executive Director, FRONTEX, Dana Spinant, Head of Unit, Irregular Migration and Return Policy, DG HOME, EU Commission, and Richard Baumgartner, Head of External Relations, EU Affairs Team, FRONTEX.
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Oral Evidence
16 September 2015
Inquiry EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry
Witnesses James Brokenshire MP, Immigration Minister, Home Office, David Smith, Deputy Director, Border Force South East and Europe Region, and Richard Quinn, Director of Criminal and Financial Investigations, Immigration Control
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Oral Evidence
9 September 2015
Inquiry EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling inquiry
Witnesses Tom Dowdall, Deputy Director, Border Policing Command, National Crime Agency
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

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International Organization For Migration (PMS0013)
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Amnesty International Uk (PMS0012)
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Eurojust (PMS0011)
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
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Contact us

  • Phone: 020 7219 4911 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8535 (Press Officer)
  • Address: EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW