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Asylum: Sri Lanka

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17914

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia have been transferred to the UK.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

55 migrants have been relocated to the UK.

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