British Nationality: Chagossians
Commons · Question 9419 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of Chagossian descent have taken British nationality since 2022.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 25 Oct 2024
We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to an individual’s ancestry.Whilst the BIOT (British Indian Oceans Territory) citizenship registration route was introduced in November 2022, there may be people of Chagossian descent wh...