Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 October 2024. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Friday, 25 October 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.
British Nationality: Chagossians
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of Chagossian descent have taken British nationality since 2022.
- Answer
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We are unable to provide this data as we do not record data relating to an individual’s ancestry.
Whilst the BIOT (British Indian Oceans Territory) citizenship registration route was introduced in November 2022, there may be people of Chagossian descent who have applied outside of this route within the requested period and we would not be able to identify such cases.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 9419
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- British nationality British Indian Ocean Territory Chagossians
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2025-09-05 20:39:00 +0100
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