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<p>In my answer in the House on 17 June I spoke about the key factors that the Government
will consider in coming to a policy decision on resettlement of the Territory – value
for the UK taxpayer, long-term contingent liabilities, and defence requirements of
Diego Garcia to the UK and our allies. This consideration will clearly be driven by
the report on the feasibility of resettlement by the independent consultants, which
will provide us with a factual analysis of the practicalities that any resettlement
might involve, including the economic sustainability of a resettled population, and
its environmental impact, and of course the views of Chagossians themselves about
what they want to see from our policy. We look forward to the final report which is
expected by January 2015.</p>
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