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Asylum: Sri Lanka

Commons · Question 19472 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia were excluded from transfer to the UK due to them having (a) criminal convictions and (b) allegations of criminal behaviour.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 16 Dec 2024

All migrants temporarily relocated to the UK from Diego Garcia have undergone the required security checks in line with the appropriate immigration rules.Migrants with criminal convictions, charges, or subject to ongoing investigations were not in scope f...