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British Indian Ocean Territory: Environment Protection

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 12297, tabled on 31 January 2024

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many Fisheries Protection Officers are commissioned to patrol the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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 of Fisheries Protections Officers commissioned to patrol BIOT.