Written Question·Home Office·UIN 122994
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid 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 NorrisThe Home Office does not make a single estimate of this kind. A range of scenarios are considered for operational planning purposes.