Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of all the instances between 4 July 2024 and 14 October 2025 when 100 or more migrants have crossed the Channel in a single small boat, including (a) the date of the crossing, (b) the number of migrants on board and (c) the approximate dimensions of the boat.
Answered by Alex Norris
There have been 5 occasions over this period where over 100 migrants have crossed the Channel in a single small boat. These are listed below.
Date | Number of persons onboard |
13/08/2025 | 106 |
19/09/2025 | 102 |
19/09/2025 | 106 |
27/09/2025 | 125 |
08/10/2025 | 101 |
Information about the dimensions of boats is operationally sensitive, and its release could prejudice the interests of law enforcement.
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