Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report in the Daily Telegraph, ‘Chagos supply mission ‘thwarted by officials’’ published on 11 April, what role, if any, the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory had in authorising the prevention of humanitarian items, such as bed linen and mosquito nets, from entering Peros Banhos.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The Commissioner has a constitutional responsibility to discharge the powers conferred on him under the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and related instruments, and does so with professional diligence. The Commissioner and BIOT Administration is constitutionally and legally separate from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory has held with Chagossians, including those currently resident on Peros Banhos since December 2024.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The Commissioner has a constitutional responsibility to discharge the powers conferred on him under the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and related instruments, and does so with professional diligence. The Commissioner and BIOT Administration is constitutionally and legally separate from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory last visited Peros Banhos; and when he next plans to visit that island.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The Commissioner has a constitutional responsibility to discharge the powers conferred on him under the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and related instruments, and does so with professional diligence. The Commissioner and BIOT Administration is constitutionally and legally separate from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government who appointed Nishi Dholakia as the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory; and to whom he is accountable.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The Commissioner has a constitutional responsibility to discharge the powers conferred on him under the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and related instruments, and does so with professional diligence. The Commissioner and BIOT Administration is constitutionally and legally separate from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) last visited the BIOT.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)

The Commissioner has a constitutional responsibility to discharge the powers conferred on him under the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and related instruments, and does so with professional diligence. The Commissioner and BIOT Administration is constitutionally and legally separate from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 15 May 2023 (HL7503), what discussions they have held with the UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories (CDOTS) regarding carbon emissions, including extending the UK's ratification of the Paris Agreement to include the CDOTS within the UK's 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution.

Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The UK is committed to extending the Paris Agreement to all eligible Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories (CDOTs) that wish to join, bringing them into scope of the UK’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Requests for extension are made at each CDOT’s discretion.

The UK has extended its ratification of the Paris Agreement to the Overseas Territory of Gibraltar (2022) and to the Crown Dependencies of the Bailiwick of Jersey (2022), the Isle of Man (2023), and Guernsey (2023). We welcome interest from other OTs on the extension of the Paris Agreement.

We engage regularly with CDOTs at official and ministerial level on climate-related matters, including through the UK–Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council.

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