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British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 64023

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been used to support the Marine Protected Area around the British Indian Ocean Territory in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area, including the funding to support this.

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