Question follow-through · 36292

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 30583 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
10 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 30583 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Border Force records show that crossing attempts were assessed as being ‘likely’ or ‘highly likely’ on 117 occasions between 5 July 2024 to 5 March 2025, and on 61 occasions between 5 July 2023 to 5 March 2024.

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