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Written question asked by Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 September 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 September 2024. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 26 September 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have arrived illegally in the UK by small boats since 5 July; and what is the breakdown of those arrivals by (1) nationality, (2) gender, and (3) age.

Answer

The Home Office publishes daily small boat arrival figures in the ‘Small boat activity in the English Channel’ transparency release on gov.uk; however, this includes all small boat arrivals, not just those who have claimed asylum.

The Home Office also publishes statistics on small boat arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK statistics’ release on gov.uk. Data on asylum applications from small boat arrivals, by nationality, sex, and age, is published in table Irr_D02 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK detailed datasets’, with the latest data up to the end of June 2024. Data on asylum applications from small boat arrivals for July to September 2024 will be published in November 2024.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1088
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Irregular Migration Datasets
Subjects
Asylum Boats Undocumented migrants English Channel
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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