Undocumented Migrants: France
Lords · Question HL9279 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of illegal immigrants that French authorities have prevented from travelling to the UK.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 24 Jul 2025
Our work with the French authorities is estimated to have prevented over 12,000 crossing attempts so far this year. Data on small boat activity in the English Channel, including preventions, is published weekly on .GOV.UK.