Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 2300 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the cost of the associated overheads related to the reconnaissance aircraft which are involved in monitoring and identifying small boats carrying migrants, per annum, since the contract was signed.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 1 Jun 2026
The Home Office contracts an aerial surveillance capability in order to detect and monitor people making dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossings of the Channel in small boats, rather than paying for the individual costs for this capability. Part of t...