Border Security Andrew Selous 14. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK border security arrangements in reducing crime and illegal migration. Mr. Woolas We have taken significant steps to improve border security through the integration of immigration and customs functions in the formation of the UK Border Agency. Legislation, presently in another place, will complete this process. Increasingly close working between the agency and the police service will further enhance border security.