Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 58958

Chagossian Trust Fund

Tabled: 11 June 2025

Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56763 on Chagosssians: Finance, from which line from his Department's budget the Chagossian Trust Fund will be resourced; w

Answer

Stephen Doughty

We recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians and have worked to ensure the agreement reflects this. We will increase our support to Chagossians, including through the establishment of a £40 million trust fund. The UK Government regularly enga...

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