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Asylum: Sri Lanka

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 17917

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, what the serious welfare and safeguarding concerns for (a) children and (b) other people were on Diego Garcia.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Diego Garcia has never been a suitable location for migrants, including children and their families, given the logistical challenges of providing care in such a remote place without housing, medical care or other significant civilian infrastructure.

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