Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64024

Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding requests his Department has received from the Government of Mauritius to support the establishment of a marine protected area in accordance with Article 5 of the

Answer

Stephen Doughty
UK support for the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) around the Chagos Archipelago is being discussed with Mauritius as part of the implementation of the Treaty. The UK will not be making any additional direct payments to Mauritius as part of...

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