Written Question·Home Office·UIN 122994

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat migrants that will enter the UK in 2026.

Answer

Alex Norris
The Home Office does not make a single estimate of this kind. A range of scenarios are considered for operational planning purposes.