Question follow-through · 11885
St Helena: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the memorandum of understanding with the Government of St Helena, agreed on 15 October 2024, if he will publish (a) the accounting officer’s advice on the s
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 8 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- British Indian Ocean Territory: Asylum · 31 Oct 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the memorandum of understanding with the Government of St Helena, agreed on 15 October 2024, if he will publish (a) the accounting officer’s advice on the s
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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8 Nov 2024
Answer published
We do not routinely publish policy advice and assessments from officials. The UK Government has agreed to a one-off funding of £6.65million with the Government of St Helena for initiatives to improve public health and education outcomes, and also local IT...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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