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Undocumented Migrants

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 105792

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an estimate of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant accepted by the UK.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office has not carried out an assessment of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant who arrives in the UK and we have no plans to do so.

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