Dear Sir or Madam,

In relation to the proposal to suspend, by Order in Council, the
local legislature of the Turks and Caicos Islands in favour of UK
direct rule via the islands' Governor, I would be grateful if you
could inform me of:

(a) the extent to which the citizens of the Turks and Caicos
Islands were consulted as regards the proposed dissolution of the
cabinet and legislature;

(b) whether consideration has been given to the possibility that,
given their own House of Assembly will be suspended indefinitely
under the proposals, the citizens of Turks and Caicos might be
granted a vote in UK elections until such a time as their own
parliament is restored;

(c) whether the FCO has had any discussions regarding the
introduction of direct rule in any of the other Overseas
Territories during 2008-2009, for the purposes of curbing
corruption, combating tax avoidance, or otherwise.

Please note that I fully understand if you are unable to respond to
any of the above until the publication of the final report by the
TCI Commission of Inquiry.

Yours faithfully,

W Cooper

Dear W Cooper

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. It has been passed to
the relevant section within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deal
with. They will be in touch with you should your request need
clarification.

We received your request on 31 March 2009 and will aim to respond within
20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
email: [FCO request email]
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Dear Mr Cooper

Please find attached a letter in response to your email of 31 March.

Malcolm Kirk

Malcolm Kirk| Desk Officer for Turks and Caicos and Disaster Management
Co-ordinator, Caribbean and Bermuda Section, Overseas Territories
Directorate | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | K225 | King Charles Street
| London SW1A 2AH | * email: [1][email address] ( telephone:
+44 20 7008 3596 ( fax: +44 20 7008 2879 ) ftn: 8008 3596 : web:
[2]http://www.fco.gov.uk

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