Question follow-through · 69773
Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of providing (a) technical expertise to manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area, (b) the provision of (i)
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of providing (a) technical expertise to manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area, (b) the provision of (i)
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2025
Answer published
Decisions on support and provision of training, technical expertise, and institutional partnerships on Maritime Security will be taken as part of the implementation of the Diego Garcia Base Deal with Mauritius. We will not be providing a running commentar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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