Chagossians

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that people removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s were inhabitants of that Territory.

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1. 19 June 2023

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that people removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s were inhabitants of that Territory.

   Source: Commons

2. 23 June 2023

   Answer

   The UK has made clear its deep regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The islands were uninhabited until the French established copra plantations using enslaved ...

   Source: Written answer

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