Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether migrants currently accommodated on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory and who are assessed to be at risk should they return to their country of origin will be permitted to make a claim for asylum in the UK.

The British Indian Ocean Territory is not a suitable long-term place of residence for migrants and the UK Government remains committed to supporting their departure and to ensuring that they are not at risk of persecution on return to their country of origin. The individuals will not be permitted to make a claim for asylum in the UK.