A question on #UndocumentedMigrants #EnglishChannel tabled by Matthew Patrick on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Dame Angela Eagle.

Heading: Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Question ID: 1788057
UIN: 40899
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5162
Asking Member display name: Matthew Patrick
Asking Member handle: Matthew_Patrick
Asking Member Twitter reference: @Matthew_Patrick
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force would have implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24, if the existing methodology
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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Answering Member ID: 491
Answering Member display name: Dame Angela Eagle
Answering Member handle: angelaeagle
Answering Member Twitter reference: @angelaeagle
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Answer text: The Home Office has interpreted the question to mean the periods 6 April – 5 April for the years quoted. The Met Office changed its assessment criteria for likelihood of crossings in May 2023. The following figures set out the numbers of days per financia...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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