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Chagos Islands: Humanitarian Aid

Asked by Sir Julian LewisConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 126512

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of deploying a patrol vessel and personnel for the interception at sea of humanitarian aid for British Chagossian resettlers on 11 April 2026; and whether a

Answered by Stephen Doughty

These are operational matters for the British Indian Overseas Territory (BIOT) Authority, discharged under the powers provided in the BIOT (Immigration) Order 2004.

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