Petition · past parliament
Deploy the Royal Navy to rescue and turn back migrant boats from EU shores
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
We must discourage the crossing of migrants from safe countries (such as Turkey, where the three-year-old Alan Kurdi's family were crossing from) in to Europe. The EU is able to offer refuge to some migrants fleeing persecution from Syria however the scale must be decided by EU countries only.
Timeline
| 8 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Mar 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Opened
8 Sep 2015
Closed
8 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.