Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Indian Ocean Territory

Commons · Question 30622 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department are working on issues related to the Chagos Islands.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Feb 2025

It would be difficult to assess how many officials are working on these issues, given that we do not record and measure the amount of time spent on any one topic where an official covers a range of matters.