Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 36454
British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Environment
Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided through the Blue Belt Programme to help protect ocean health in the British Indian Ocean Territories since 2022.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe Blue Belt Programme, which is funded by the FCDO, has provided £1,230,562 since 1 April 2022 to support the British Indian Ocean Territory manage its Marine Protected Area. This includes measures to prevent illegal fishing through satellite monitoring...
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