Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Monday, 21 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 June 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Thursday, 24 June 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the recognised population of the British Indian Ocean Territories is; and what information he holds on where they are domiciled.

Answer: Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the recognised population of the British Indian Ocean Territories is; and what information he holds on where they are domiciled. [180348] Mr. Rammell: There is currently no settled population in the British Indian Ocean Territory. There are no official figures for the number of persons outside the Territory who could be regarded as Chagossians either by virtue of birth there or immediate descent from a person born there. The majority of them reside in Mauritius but there are smaller numbers in Seychelles and elsewhere, e.g. in the United Kingdom.

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