Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
Commons · Question 62074 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Mauritius on recognising the UK-established marine protected area around the Chagos Archipelago in advance of the transfer
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 2 Jul 2025
As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.