Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost of deporting a person deemed to be an illegal immigrant.

The Home Office has published information on the average cost of detention and removal but this is not broken down by initial application type, and to do so would incur disproportionate cost. Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/costs-involved-in-detaining-and-removing-illegal-migrants