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Undocumented Migrants: Cheshire

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58591

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived illegally into the UK (a) in total and (b) who are housed in Cheshire had their biometrics taken upon entry into the country in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information from multiple systems owned by multiple teams across the Home Office and, therefore, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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