Question follow-through · 64024
Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding requests his Department has received from the Government of Mauritius to support the establishment of a marine protected area in accordance with Article 5 of the
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding requests his Department has received from the Government of Mauritius to support the establishment of a marine protected area in accordance with Article 5 of the
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
UK support for the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) around the Chagos Archipelago is being discussed with Mauritius as part of the implementation of the Treaty. The UK will not be making any additional direct payments to Mauritius as part of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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