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Chagossians: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department defines the Chagossian people as a distinct racial group of shared ethnic and cultural origin who are entitled to (a) recognition, (b) consideration an

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 19 Jun 2025
Answer: 25 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

16 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department defines the Chagossian people as a distinct racial group of shared ethnic and cultural origin who are entitled to (a) recognition, (b) consideration an
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2025
Answer published
The UK government provides a range of support to people who were born on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago and their descendants. The government has also maintained the current route to British citizenship for Chagossians unti...

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