Question follow-through · 88230

Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Mauritius has notified her of (a) plans for a future Marine Protected Area for the Chagos Archipelago and (b) measures to permit fishing.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2025
Answer: 12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Mauritius has notified her of (a) plans for a future Marine Protected Area for the Chagos Archipelago and (b) measures to permit fishing.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2025
Answer published
We welcome the 3 November announcement by the Mauritian Government confirming plans for the establishment of a Marine Protected Area after entry into force of the Treaty. The proposed zones of the future protected area will utilise the internationally rec...

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