Asylum: Sri Lanka
Commons · Question 18968 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Chris Philp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing Sri Lankans based on Diego Garcia to the UK on the number of people who will begin to attempt to reach the UK via Diego Garcia; and w
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 16 Dec 2024
Diego Garcia has never been a suitable long-term location for the migrants who have arrived there and this Government has worked hard to find a solution that protects both their welfare and the integrity of British territorial borders. We have now closed ...