Question follow-through · 127033
Chagos Islands: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the recent search of a vessel with supplies for the Chagos Islands; and whether UK-based officials travelled to assist with this sear
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of the recent search of a vessel with supplies for the Chagos Islands; and whether UK-based officials travelled to assist with this sear
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April and the answer given on 27 April to question HL16223, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to com...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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