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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what background checks her Department conducts on migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

answeredHome Office

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what background checks her Department conducts on migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office conducts mandatory identity and security checks on all small boat arrivals.As part of this process, the Home Office collects biometric data—such as facial images and fingerprints—to establish identity. These biometrics are checked against ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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