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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 February 2025UIN 27967

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inflatable boats used to smuggle people across the English Channel were seized in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The information requested is set out in the below table: Boats2022142120235152024751

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