questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of small boat crossings on (a) the immigration system and (b) local authorities in the West Midlands.
answerText: The Home Office carefully monitors overall irregular migration and has regular engagement directly with local authorities and via Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships to discuss any specific impacts on local communities and regions.
heading: Undocumented Migrants: West Midlands