Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2024. It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Friday, 8 November 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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St Helena: Asylum

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the interim arrangements set out in the memorandum of understanding between the UK Government and the Government of St Helena on migrant arrivals on (a) the number of migrants, (b) the cost per migrant and (c) the estimated time that migrants covered by this provision will stay on St Helena.

Answer

No new migrants have arrived on the British Indian Ocean Territory since 2022.  The UK will support the Government of St Helena to care and process any potential migrants. Each case will be unique and the UK will provide the necessary support to the Government of St Helena.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

11853

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Asylum St Helena

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk