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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48216

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) daily and (b) weekly cost to the public purse was of accommodation for people who arrived illegally via small boat on 1 April 2025.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Information on asylum expenditure is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).

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