The Permanent Secretary\u2019s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:<\/p>
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<\/a><\/p> The data since February is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the number of illegal seaborne migrants that have crossed the Short Straits (a) from 1 October to 31 December 2018, (b) from 1 January to 31 March 2019 and (c) since 1 April 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 251240 on 101 Calls: Fees and Charges, whether (a) that review has concluded and (b) he plans to place a copy of that review in the Library.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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status and circumstances, including unwillingness to depart voluntarily, not by contact with the RSSS.<\/p>"}
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