Written questions

Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Commons · Question 62076 · 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, when he plans to conclude a separate agreement with the Government of Mauritius on the support and assistance provided by the UK in the establishment and management of a new

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.