Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the indigenous rights of the Chagossian people.

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to comment at this time.

I met members of the Chagossian contact group on Wednesday 3 June to discuss a range of issues of interest to Chagossian communities.