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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 31254 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2025

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Asked by Peter Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, what guidance his Department has provided

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Feb 2025

After a treaty with Mauritius is ratified, the UK will capitalise a new trust fund for Mauritius to use in support of Chagossians. Separate to the Trust Fund, we will also increase our support to Chagossians living in the UK and around the world, through ...