Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Commons · Question 27673 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the trends in the operational costs of processing small boat arrivals since July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Anna Turley, 15 Sep 2026
We are committed to making irregular migration to the UK via small boats untenable, and arrivals are 43% lower this year. Since the election we have reduced ongoing operational costs of processing small boat arrivals through delivering efficiencies in our...