Written questions

Diego Garcia: Migrants

Commons · Question 12549 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia hold criminal records.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 14 Nov 2024

The FCDO does not have any information about Sri Lankan migrants' criminality that pre-dates their arrival on British Indian Ocean Territory. Any criminality on BIOT has been dealt with and recorded as appropriate by the BIOT police and BIOT Courts.