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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Monday, 10 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 July 2023. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Friday, 14 July 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the category for recorded detections in the UK in her Department’s Irregular migration to the UK statistics, how many of the (a) 1,052 detections in 2018, (b) 962 detections in 2019, (c) 841 detections in 2020, (d) 665 detections in 2021, (e) 310 detections in 2022 and (f) 57 detections in Q1 of 2023 were made up of detections of individuals in lorries and shipping containers.

Answer

The Home Office does not publish data on recorded detections at UK ports broken down by where they were found, in the Irregular Migration to the UK statistics release.

The Home Office does not publish data on recorded detections in the UK broken down by detections at ports serviced by juxtaposed controls, in the Irregular Migration to the UK statistics release.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193067
Session
2022-23
Related items
Undocumented Migrants
Tuesday, 25 July 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Undocumented migrants Freight Large goods vehicles Containers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk