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Asylum: Sri Lanka

Commons · Question 20992 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Philp

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18968 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, for what reason the migrants temporarily relocated to the UK were not relocated to St

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 8 Jan 2025

The Memorandum of Understanding with St Helena signed on 15 October 2024 only applies to migrants who arrive on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) after that date. The then existing group of migrants on BIOT were not included within the arrangement...