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Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 September 2025UIN 75283

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given 3 September 2025 to Questions 69773 on Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas, on what dates implementation talks have taken place since 22 May 2

Answered by Stephen Doughty

As we have consistently said, we are not going to provide a commentary on the negotiations, nor our implementation talks. The final, agreed Treaty has been laid in Parliament.

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