Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 45604
British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether research studies on the establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area for the period 2010 to 2024 will be published this year.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe British Indian Ocean Territory Administration currently has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its marine protected area, including the release of research studies sponsored by them.