Question follow-through · 93167
Undocumented Migrants: Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been apprehended onboard ferry sailings between Stranraer and Belfast in each of the last three years.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 20 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 26 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants have been apprehended onboard ferry sailings between Stranraer and Belfast in each of the last three years.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2025
Answer published
To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.Information about illegal migrants encounter...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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