Question 12514 — security of property and people

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Mr. Philippe Fait draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the eligibility of the departmental fire and rescue services and in particular the SDIS of Pas-de-Calais, to the Sandhurst funds. The border between France and the United Kingdom is experiencing increasing migratory pressure, with sometimes tragic consequences. Instrumentalized by organized smuggler networks, migrants in very precarious situations are ready to put their lives in danger by attempting crossings on makeshift boats, often overloaded. Faced with the resolute action of the French internal security forces, new operating methods have emerged, such as “taxi boats” and crossing attempts have considerably expanded. The Sandhurst Treaty, signed on January 18, 2018 during the 35th Franco-British summit, organizes cooperation between France and the United Kingdom in the fight against illegal immigration and allows financial support from the United Kingdom to France's action through the Sandhurst funds. This funding aims to support projects directly contributing to the fight against illegal immigration to the United Kingdom. In Pas-de-Calais, firefighters are daily exposed to the direct consequences of this migratory pressure. They intervene on a recurring basis for rescue of people, rescue operations on the coast  as well as for emergency interventions mobilizing significant human and material resources. These missions, inseparable from the operational management of the migration crisis, generate significant additional costs for the Pas-de-Calais SDIS. However, to date, Sandhurst funds seem to be primarily directed towards the security forces. internally, even though the action of the emergency services fully contributes, in an indispensable manner, to dealing with the consequences of illegal immigration and to securing the territory. He therefore asks whether the Government plans to explicitly recognize the missions carried out by the departmental fire and rescue services as eligible for Sandhurst funds, as long as they contribute directly to the fight against illegal immigration to the United Kingdom and whether a change in the eligibility criteria is envisaged in order to sustainably support the SDIS in the most exposed territories, in particular that of Pas-de-Calais.

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1. 27 January 2026

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