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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. It was answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 September 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: Sahel

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of migrants who arrived in the UK via irregular routes from countries in the Sahel during the past 12 months.

Answer

The Home Office publishes statistics on detected irregular arrivals to the UK by method of entry and nationality (which may differ from country of origin), in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. These statistics are published in table Irr_D01 of the irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets, which can be downloaded via the table attached.

The latest data goes up to the end of June 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10320
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Table
Subjects
Undocumented migrants Sahel
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk