Written Question·Home Office·UIN 900974

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

David Reed

Conservative — Exmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of small boat arrivals were removed in 2025.

Answer

Alex Norris

Around 7% of individuals removed or returned in the year ending March 2026 had arrived in the UK via small boat. We are targeting those behind these unacceptable crossings, with Organised Immigration Crime arrests up 55%, wider disruptions to criminal smu...

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