Question follow-through · 31253
British Indian Ocean Territory: British Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the Chagossian population residing in (a) the UK, (b) Mauritius, (c) the Seychelles and (d) all other countries; and how many Chagossians not residing in the UK have appl
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the Chagossian population residing in (a) the UK, (b) Mauritius, (c) the Seychelles and (d) all other countries; and how many Chagossians not residing in the UK have appl
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2025
Answer published
The information requested is not held by the Home Office.However, the overall number of applications for British citizenship including those made through the British Indian Ocean Territory route is available on:Immigration system statistics data tables - ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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