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Diego Garcia: Migrants

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 14 November 2024UIN 12549

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia hold criminal records.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The FCDO does not have any information about Sri Lankan migrants' criminality that pre-dates their arrival on British Indian Ocean Territory. Any criminality on BIOT has been dealt with and recorded as appropriate by the BIOT police and BIOT Courts.

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