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British Indian Ocean Territory: Boats

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 12296, tabled on 31 January 2024

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of applications to anchor in the British Indian Ocean Territory that were rejected in each of the last five years.

Answered on

8 February 2024

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is constitutionally distinct and separate from the UK and is administered by the BIOT Administration. The FCDO does not hold a record of the number and proportion of rejected applications to anchor in the Territory.