Oral Question·Home Office
“?What proportion of people arriving in small boats were removed in 2025.”
Tabled: 20 October 2026Answered: 26 October 2026
Asked by
Greg Smith
Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)
Small boat returns under this Government are at a record high, and our Immigration and Asylum Bill will help us to remove people faster than ever before. This Government are dealing with the small boats crisis left by the previous Government. Small boat crossings are down, and removals are at record highs.