Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 54739

British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the provisions in Article 5(2) of the UK-Mauritius Treaty (CP 1334), what steps he is taking to protect the status of the current marine protected area; whe

Answer

Stephen Doughty
UK support to Mauritius to establish and manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed by the Parties by a separate written instrument as part of the implementation of the Agreement. Under the agreement, the UK shall be responsible fo...

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