Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 69771
Chagos Islands: Fisheries
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Prime Minister Ramgoolam of Mauritius proposals to issue (a) fisheries and (b) trawler licences for the Chagos Archipelago.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe UK Government continues to engage with Mauritius on the parameters, and support the establishment of, the proposed Mauritian Marine Protected Area. The terms of this support and assistance will be agreed in a separate process which is already underway...
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