A question on #BritishIndianOceanTerritory tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 02-06-2025 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: British Indian Ocean Territory
Question ID: 1807879
UIN: 56162
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-02
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 16(a) of Annex 2 of the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, published on 22 May 2025, how the Government plans to apply the definition of p
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Date answered: 2025-06-10
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: The United Kingdom controls access, and therefore authorisations, for all persons permitted to be on Diego Garcia. Any person present without authorisation is a person not connected to the operation of the base.
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true