Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62076

Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Aphra Brandreth

ConservativeChester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to conclude a separate agreement with the Government of Mauritius on the support and assistance provided by the UK in the establishment and management of a new

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.