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<p>Since work on the study began in January 2014, FCO Ministers and Parliamentarians,
most notably the Chagos All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) as well as the hon. Gentleman,
have continued to discuss its progress and timescales for the subsequent policy review
by Ministers. We are aware of specific representations from my hon friend the Member
for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), Chair of the Chagos APPG, who has written four
times to FCO Ministers, including the Foreign Secretary, about the policy review of
resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and right of return of the
former islanders (Chagossians). In addition, my honourable friend himself has tabled
three Parliamentary Questions (PQs), and my hon friend the Member for Romford (Andrew
Rosindell MP) has tabled one PQ on the resettlement feasibility study. The study is
nearing completion and its draft final report will be circulated very shortly to allow
for further consultation before it is finalised and published in the New Year.</p>
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