To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants have crossed the English Channel to enter the UK in (a) January, (b) February and (c) March 2020; and what the countries of origin were for those migrants.
Answered on
27 May 2020
The data showing the number of migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel to enter the UK for the months of January, February and March is shown in the table below, including the claimed nationalities for those migrants:
(a) January 2020 – 94; (b) February 2020 – 182 and (c) March 2020 – 187. | |||
By nationality: | Jan | Feb | March |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 53 | 109 | 104 |
Iraq | 16 | 40 | 63 |
Syria Arab Republic | 16 | 18 | 13 |
Afghanistan | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Kuwait Bidoun | 1 | ||
Yemen | 5 | 1 | |
Pakistan | 4 | 1 | |
Mali | 2 | ||
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 1 | ||
Senegal | 1 | ||
Egypt | 1 | ||
Guinea | 1 | ||
Grand Total | 94 | 182 | 187 |
The total number of migrants for the April period cannot yet be released as the figures have not passed through a data quality check and cannot be assured. The figures will be published at a later date, once they have been
verified.