Asylum: Transport
Commons · Question 28553 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of coach journeys used to transport asylum seekers from UK ports to reception or processing centres were booked (a) less than 24 hours, (b) between 24 and 72 hours, (c) between three a
Answer
Answered by Anna Turley, 17 Sep 2026
The Home Office has interpreted these questions to apply to the arrangements for bringing migrants from Channel crossings to the Immigration Reception Centre at Manston in particular, rather than detainee escorting more generally. People being moved from ...