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Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative) on Friday, 17 July 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 31 July 2015. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 July 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: France and Netherlands

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many illegal immigrants who have travelled from (1) France and (2) Holland have been detected and intercepted on arrival at United Kingdom ports or rail terminals in each month since January 2014.

Answer

To ensure the integrity and security of the UK border Her Majesty’s Government does not comment on port specific statistics.

Figures are based on interceptions at arrivals in UK ports only. These figures do not include in-country finds (ie lorry drops etc) and the country of departure in some cases is claimed.

The figures quoted are management information, which is subject to internal quality checks and may be subject to change. Data on the number of illegal immigrants returned to France is not centrally held.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1609
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Undocumented migrants France Netherlands
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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