Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28896

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has incurred in legal costs on the Chagos Islands since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
It is not possible to provide a single figure for the amount the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has incurred in legal costs on the Chagos Islands since 5 July 2024. Legal costs would include the costs of FCDO lawyers, who are paid sal...

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