Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105792
Undocumented Migrants
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an estimate of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant accepted by the UK.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe Home Office has not carried out an assessment of the lifetime net cost of a small boat migrant who arrives in the UK and we have no plans to do so.