Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 June 2023. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Friday, 30 June 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the National Crime Agency has made an estimate of the percentage of online content promoting illegal migrant Channel crossings appearing on (a) Facebook, (b) WhatsApp, (c) Instagram, (d) Telegram, (e) TikTok, (f) Twitter and (g) Snapchat.
- Answer
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The NCA does not hold information on the percentages of online content promoting illegal migrant Channel crossings appearing social media platforms.
The Government works closely with social media companies in the UK to target and remove Organised Immigration Crime related content online. Since September 2021, 3,400 posts, pages or accounts advertising organised immigration crime services have been removed from a range of social media platforms.
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- 190502
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- 2022-23
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- Undocumented migrants Internet English Channel National Crime Agency
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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