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Turks and Caicos Islands: Smuggling

Commons · Question 20941 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking in the Turks and Caicos Islands to implement preventative measures against potential (a) human, (b) weapons and( c) drugs trafficking linked to illega

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 8 Jan 2025

Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...