Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government which officials were involved in discussions regarding the decision to move asylum seekers who arrive in the Chagos Islands to St Helena; and whether the Governor of St Helena was involved in those discussions.

Immigration is a matter for the St Helena Government. The St Helena Government is responsible for local consultation.

Ministers from the FCDO and Home Office have worked closely with the Chief Minister and the St Helena Government, including the Governor. This agreement was welcomed by the St Helena Government in a public statement following the signing of the new Memorandum of Understanding.