To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Ministry of Defence on the use of the Royal Navy in tackling people smuggling and illegal immigration in (a) the Canary Islands and (b) the Mediterranean. (117151)

Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have met with officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office to discuss the influx of migrants in the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean. Discussion focused on the functioning of Frontex (the EU Border Agency) and its role in co-ordinating EU operations around the Canaries and Malta.