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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Asked by Steve BarclayConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33425

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30623 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what the estimated full time equivalent is of those officials.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Work on the British Indian Ocean Territory - including policy development, legal advice and operational work - is spread across a wide range of officials in teams across the Ministry of Defence. It is therefore difficult to provide a full-time equivalent figure that is both precise and appropriately conveys the amount of time devoted to this issue.

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