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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 22631

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of small boat crossings of the Channel each day in December 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office publishes information about Channel crossings on a daily basis. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days.

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