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Written question asked by Steve Barclay (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 December 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 December 2013 (named day). It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 2013 on behalf of the Home Office.


Illegal Immigrants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the number of illegal migrants currently in the UK.

Answer

[holding answer 9 December 2013]: Government estimates on the number of illegal migrants currently in the UK are not available. Given the clandestine nature of illegal migrants, any estimation is extremely difficult and there would be considerable uncertainty around any estimates.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
178317; 572 c319W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Undocumented migrants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk