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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 122994

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat migrants that will enter the UK in 2026.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office does not make a single estimate of this kind. A range of scenarios are considered for operational planning purposes.

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