Asked by: Lord Moylan (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to transport Sri Lankan nationals from Diego Garcia to the UK and if so, how many persons, and when; what assessment they have made as to how many such persons were trafficked to Diego Garcia by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an organisation proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000, or its associates; what security risks may arise as a result of any links to the LTTE; and what consideration they have given to the possibility of returning them to Sri Lanka as a safe country.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is engaging in ongoing discussions with relevant departments regarding this issue. The BIOT is not a suitable long-term location for the migrants, which is why we are working to find a lasting solution. The BIOT Administration have put in place a process for considering claims for protection, which is thorough and comprehensive, but do not comment publicly on individual claims for protection. We are not aware of any involvement of LTTE in trafficking the migrants, and continue to cooperate with international partners to try and prevent criminal groups exploiting individuals and sending them on dangerous journeys across the sea.
Asked by: Uma Kumaran (Labour - Stratford and Bow)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on a decision regarding the most vulnerable Tamil refugees and migrants in the British Indian Territory of Diego Garcia.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is working closely with relevant departments and BIOT Administration to respond to the health and welfare needs of all the migrants present in Diego Garcia.
Sep. 04 2024
Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information on Vietnam, India, and TurkeyFound: Last accessed: 26 May 2023 ‘Sri Lanka Tamils fleeing to India to escape economic crisis ’, 24 May
Found: Lead Member: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Home Office) 5 December 2023 742 cc33 -57WH Sri Lankan Tamils
Urge UN Security Council to refer Sri Lanka to the ICC prosecutor
- Final Signatures: 1,014
15 years after the Mullivaikkal massacre of Tamil civilians and a finding of Sri Lankan genocide and war crimes by the Permanent People's Tribunal, the Tamils still lack justice. We urge the Government to seek for the situation to be referred to the ICC prosecutor for lasting reconciliation.
Found: civilians and a finding of Sri Lankan genocide and war crimes by the Permanent People's Tribunal, the Tamils
Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) Tens of thousands of Tamils were killed in the final months, with accusations pointing to intentional - Speech Link
2: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) of many thousands of Tamils to India between the 1960s and 1980s. - Speech Link
3: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) I represent many Tamils in my Carshalton and Wallington constituency. - Speech Link
Found: The Tamil Tigers were an armed sep aratist group fighting for an independent homeland for Tamils in