Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 103421 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats have been linked to proscribed terrorist groups in each of the last three years.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 13 Jan 2026
The first priority of Government is protecting national security and the safety of UK citizens. All applications for UK immigration status, including for all those arriving through illegal migration routes, are subject to comprehensive checks.It would not...