British Indian Ocean Territory: Private Military and Security Companies
Commons · Question 2760 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 6 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on private security companies in the British Indian Ocean Territory in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 6 Sep 2024
The FCDO provides financial support to the BIOT Administration to enable it to discharge its responsibilities. We are not aware of the FCDO itself having spent any money on private security companies in BIOT in the last five years.