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British Indian Ocean Territory: Legal Costs

Commons · Question 17973 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on legal fees opposing legal actions brought by Misley Mandarin and other Chagossians living in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 21 Jul 2026

Any publication of the legal fees incurred will be made at the end of the proceedings in question.