Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people illegally entered the UK by sea since January.

The Permanent Secretary’s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:

https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/home-affairs/Correspondence-17-19/19-03-05-Letter-from-Sir-Philip-Rutnam-KCB-Permanent-Secretary-Home-Office-Migrant-boats-in-the-channel.pdf

The data from March is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.