Written questions

Asylum: Sri Lanka

Commons · Question 17917 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, what the serious welfare and safeguarding concerns for (a) children and (b) other people were on Diego Garcia.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 9 Dec 2024

Diego Garcia has never been a suitable location for migrants, including children and their families, given the logistical challenges of providing care in such a remote place without housing, medical care or other significant civilian infrastructure.