PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 December 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Answer
Diego Garcia has never been a suitable long-term location for the migrants who have arrived there and this Government has worked hard to find a solution that protects both their welfare and the integrity of British territorial borders.
We have now closed down any risk of opening a new route, with any future arrivals to Diego Garcia to be relocated to St Helena until Mauritius takes responsibility for the island. Following this, we have temporarily relocated a small number of migrants, including children and their families, to the UK due to their acute welfare needs, and the lack of any suitable amenities on the island, including healthcare, to address those needs.
In line with normal practice, we will not comment further on those individual cases.
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1 January 1970
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