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Written question asked by Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 November 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Undocumented Migrants

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many illegal immigrants who left asylum hotels in the past 5 years have not since been accounted for.

Answer

The Home Secretary has set out the most sweeping changes to our asylum system in a generation to restore order and control to our borders.

This includes speeding up removals of illegal migrants from the UK – with almost 50,000 people removed since July 2024.

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11798
Session
2024-26
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Subjects
Asylum Undocumented migrants Hotels
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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