| United Kingdom Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum | |
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| Home Office | |
| Style | Illegal Migration Minister (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Minister of State |
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| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 10 September 2019 |
| Salary | £115,824 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
The minister of state for Border Security and Asylum[3] is a senior role in the British Home Office with responsibility for tackling irregular migration.
It was previously known as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration, previously known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts and held in both the British Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. It was last held as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State by Simon Baynes MP who took the office on 8 July 2022 after a cabinet reshuffle.
- ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Border Security and Asylum) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-01.