Written Question·Home Office·UIN 56803

Undocumented Migrants: West Midlands

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of small boat crossings on (a) the immigration system and (b) local authorities in the West Midlands.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office carefully monitors overall irregular migration and has regular engagement directly with local authorities and via Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships to discuss any specific impacts on local communities and regions.