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People Smuggling: Boats

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 56731

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) dinghies and (b) kayaks used to smuggle people across the English Channel have been seized by Border Force in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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