Question follow-through · 27672
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat arrivals were recorded in each year between 2016 and 2024.
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
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat arrivals were recorded in each year between 2016 and 2024.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2026
Answer published
Small boat arrival figures are published on .GOV.UK. The following table details small boat arrivals between 2018 – 2024.Method of entry2018201920202021202220232024Small boat arrivals2991,8438,46628,52645,77429,43736,816 In relation to pre-2018 figures, t...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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