Question follow-through · 17973
British Indian Ocean Territory: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on legal fees opposing legal actions brought by Misley Mandarin and other Chagossians living in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on legal fees opposing legal actions brought by Misley Mandarin and other Chagossians living in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2026
Answer published
Any publication of the legal fees incurred will be made at the end of the proceedings in question.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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