Asylum: Sri Lanka
Commons · Question 12545 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia that will be eligible to claim asylum in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 11 Nov 2024
This Government inherited a deeply troubling situation that remained unresolved under the last administration for years after the migrants’ arrival on Diego Garcia.Arrangements are being made for the temporary relocation, subject to entry clearance applic...