Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have formally requested the consent of the government of Mauritius to publish further details about the trust fund for the Chagossians under the UK–Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals are members of their Chagossian contact group.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times their Chagossian contact group has met since its establishment, and on what dates those meetings were held.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a Minister of the Crown has been present at every meeting of their Chagossian contact group.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the minutes of the meetings of their Chagossian contact group.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the list of members of their Chagossian contact group.

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

As previously stated, the Government will make a Ministerial Statement ahead of ratification on eligibility for resettlement and the modalities of the Chagossian Trust Fund. We continue to discuss the details of the Trust Fund with Mauritius.

The first meeting of the Chagossian Contact Group, attended by the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials, took place on 2 September 2025. The Contact Group will continue to meet quarterly as part of wider engagement between the UK Government and Chagossian representatives, and we will continue to discuss ways that engagement may be enhanced. Currently, the Group is made up of two representatives from each of the following groups:

· Chagossian Voices

· UK Chagos Refugees Group

· Chagos Islanders Movement

· Chagos Refugees Group (Mauritius)

· Association Chagossiens de France

· Seychellois Chagossians Committee