Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56731
People Smuggling: Boats
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) dinghies and (b) kayaks used to smuggle people across the English Channel have been seized by Border Force in each of the last five years.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe 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.