Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with non-governmental organisations on the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area; and if he will make a statement.

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Administration is responsible for the management of the Marine Protected Area.

Officials have had discussions with several non-governmental organisations, including the Zoological Society of London, on the protection and conservation of the unique marine environment in Chagos Archipelago.