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.