Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62075

Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 23 June 2025

Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received guarantees from the Government of Mauritius on (a) the territorial extent, (b) the level of protection and (c) the means of management of its proposed

Answer

Stephen Doughty

As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.