Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56764
British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) charities and (b) research institutions on the marine protected area of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials have met with organisations such as the Zoological Society of London and the Chagos Conservation Trust in regard to the BIOT/Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area.