Home Office written question – answered at on 24 July 2025.
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
DUP
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of illegal immigrants that French authorities have prevented from travelling to the UK.
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Department
Our work with the French authorities is estimated to have prevented over 12,000 crossing attempts so far this year. Data on small boat activity in the English Channel, including preventions, is published weekly on .GOV.UK.
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