Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64023
British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas
Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been used to support the Marine Protected Area around the British Indian Ocean Territory in each year since 2010.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe British Indian Ocean Territory Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area, including the funding to support this.