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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 65000 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to agree legally binding protections for Chagossian cultural and historical locations.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 18 Jul 2025

We recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians and have worked to ensure the agreement reflects this. We will increase our support to Chagossians , including through: the establishment of a £40 million fund to benefit Chagossians; the ability M...