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Undocumented Migrants: English Channel |
Question ID: |
1727495 |
UIN: |
HL772 |
House: |
Lords |
Date tabled: |
2024-09-04 |
Asking Member ID: |
1796 |
Asking Member display name: |
Lord Taylor of Warwick
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Asking Member handle: |
Lord_ofWarwick
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Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_ofWarwick
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Member interest: |
false |
Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing number of migrant deaths when attempting to cross the English Channel. |
Is named day: |
false |
Date of holding answer: |
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Date answered: |
2024-09-18 |
Date answer corrected: |
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Is holding answer: |
false |
Is correcting answer: |
false |
Answering Member ID: |
533 |
Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answering Member handle: |
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Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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Correcting Member ID: |
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Correcting Member display name: |
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Answer text: |
Channel crossing attempts by migrants in small boats have always been lethally dangerous, with the Channel being a very busy shipping lane. The first recorded fatalities occurred in August 2019. Since the start of 2024, there have been 12 fatal incidents ... |
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Answering body ID: |
1 |
Answering body name: |
Home Office |
Tweeted: |
true |