Asked by: Lord Goddard of Stockport (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown by (1) sex, and (2) age, of (a) undocumented migrants, and (b) refugees, who have arrived in the UK in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
In your question we have interpreted ‘undocumented’ as meaning people who are detected entering the UK who do not carry valid documentation which entitles them to come to the UK, and therefore are termed ‘irregular’ arrivals.
The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals to the UK in the quarterly Irregular Migration to the UK release which can be found on gov.uk. Data on small boat arrivals by nationality are published on gov.uk.
If by ‘undocumented’ arrivals you meant undetected arrivals, we cannot provide this as by the very nature of these individuals going undetected, we hold no information on them. Please see the ‘About the statistics’ section of the Irregular Migration to the UK release on gov.uk for more information on what the statistics do and do not include.
Information on asylum cases is published in the Immigration statistics quarterly release on gov.uk.
Asked by: Lord Goddard of Stockport (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) undocumented migrants, and (2) refugees, entering the UK in the last five years were nationals of (a) European, (b) African, and (c) Asian countries.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
In your question we have interpreted ‘undocumented’ as meaning people who are detected entering the UK who do not carry valid documentation which entitles them to come to the UK, and therefore are termed ‘irregular’ arrivals.
The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals to the UK in the quarterly Irregular Migration to the UK release which can be found on gov.uk. Data on small boat arrivals by nationality are published on gov.uk.
If by ‘undocumented’ arrivals you meant undetected arrivals, we cannot provide this as by the very nature of these individuals going undetected, we hold no information on them. Please see the ‘About the statistics’ section of the Irregular Migration to the UK release on gov.uk for more information on what the statistics do and do not include.
Information on asylum cases is published in the Immigration statistics quarterly release on gov.uk.
Asked by: Lord Goddard of Stockport (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been reimbursed for payments to people volunteering accommodation to Afghan refugees to date; and what liabilities have been incurred in this respect.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Afghan families are provided with safe and clean accommodation in hotels, which are procured through Crown Commercial and contracting partners, whilst officials work to source appropriate settled accommodation for them. Those temporarily living in a hotel have access to healthcare, education, any essential items they need, as well as employment opportunities or Universal Credit.
Whilst we cannot comment on individual contracts, please be assured that the Home Office works hard to secure contracts that offer the best value for money, whilst providing an appropriate level of support to those under our care.