Question follow-through · 20941

Turks and Caicos Islands: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking in the Turks and Caicos Islands to implement preventative measures against potential (a) human, (b) weapons and( c) drugs trafficking linked to illega

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 18 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 6 Jan 2025
Answer: 8 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking in the Turks and Caicos Islands to implement preventative measures against potential (a) human, (b) weapons and( c) drugs trafficking linked to illega
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jan 2025
Answer published
Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...

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