Question follow-through · 33177
British Indian Ocean Territory: Tamils
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support Tamil asylum seekers detained on Diego Garcia.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
24 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support Tamil asylum seekers detained on Diego Garcia.
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2025
Answer published
Only three migrants remain left on BIOT temporarily.Diego Garcia was never a suitable long-term location for migrants given the logistical challenges of providing care in such a remote location with no civilian infrastructure and a UK-US military facility...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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