A question on #ChagosIslands #MarineProtectedAreas tabled by Aphra Brandreth on 23-06-2025 has been answered by Stephen Doughty.

Heading: Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
Question ID: 1815603
UIN: 62078
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 5241
Asking Member display name: Aphra Brandreth
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Aphra Brandreth
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the marine protected area around the Chagos Archipelago since its establishment in 2010.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Answering Member ID: 4264
Answering Member display name: Stephen Doughty
Answering Member handle: SDoughtyMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @SDoughtyMP
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Answer text: The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area, which includes measures to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and the monitoring of marine biodiversity.
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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