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Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 34232

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the British Indian Ocean Territory and subsequently transferred to the UK (a) has been or (b) are the subject of an investigation into foreign espionage activitie

Answered by Dan Jarvis

All migrants who have arrived in the UK have undergone the required security checks in line with the appropriate immigration rules.

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