Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 126512
Chagos Islands: Humanitarian Aid
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 16 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sir Julian Lewis
Conservative — New Forest East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of deploying a patrol vessel and personnel for the interception at sea of humanitarian aid for British Chagossian resettlers on 11 April 2026; and whether a
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThese are operational matters for the British Indian Overseas Territory (BIOT) Authority, discharged under the powers provided in the BIOT (Immigration) Order 2004.