During the latest meeting of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary group several new members were welcomed and as ever political and legal developments relevant to the islands and their people were discussed by all present. Thanks to Coordinator David Snoxell for the below summary. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-party Parliamentary Group held its 77th meeting on 4 March. New members Lord McConnell (a former First Minister of Scotland), Baroness Lister, Lord Judd (former F

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group has reformed for the next Parliament. Below the latest appointments are listed and a summary of their first meeting is provided. Thanks to David Snoxell, who continues as the group's voluntary coordinator, for the below summary. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-party Parliamentary Group held its 76th meeting and first meeting of the new Parliament on 29 January. The following officers were re-elected: Hon President, Jeremy Corbyn

Thanks are due as ever to David Snoxell, coordinator of the Chagos Islands All-Party Group, for the below summary of the group's latest meeting. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) APPG held its 74th meeting on 22 May 2019 which coincided with the debate in the UNGA on the draft resolution concerning the Advisory Opinion (AO) of the ICJ. It had earlier been decided that a meeting with Lord Ahmad would be more informed after the debate and vote on the resolution was known. The Minister

Thanks as ever to David Snoxell, coordinator of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group, for the below summary of the group's latest meeting. Issues discussed include the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict, future legal challenges and the government's response to renewed questioning. UK Chagos Support Association also extends our welcome to the three new members of the All-Party Group: Liberal Democrat Tom Brake, Labour MP John Groganm Conservative M

Thanks are due to the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group coordinator David Snoxell for the below summary. Special welcome to the two new members confirmed at this month's meeting, Lord Carrington and John Grogan MP. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) APPG held its 72nd meeting on 13 February 2019. Members took note of Henry Smith's interventions concerning British citizenship for descendants of those born on the Chagos Islands in recent debates on Immigration and the Windru

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group formed ten years ago this month. To mark the occasion, they have released a new statement stating their aims for building a better future for the Chagos Islands and the Chagos Islanders. Their statement is published in full below. A decade since the establishment of the Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group - breaking the political impasse The Group was convened by Lord Avebury and held its inaugural meeting on 16

Thanks are due to Chagos Islands All-Party Group coordinator David Snoxell for the below summary. The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group is a collection of MPs and peers from all political parties who come together to work on issues related to the Chagos Islands and the rights of the Chagossian people. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its 71st meeting on 12 December. Lord Horam (Conservative) was welcomed as a new member. There are curren

The Chagos Islands All-Party Group is a collection of MPs in the UK Parliament who come together to discuss issues around the Chagos Islands. They back the Chagossian people's fight for justice. Their latest meeting is summarised below by the group's Coordinator David Snoxell. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its 70th meeting on 10 October. Members took note of the PQs answered since the last meeting in June and interventions by MPs concerning a ra

Last week the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group released a statement calling for a compromise to end the fifty years of unjustifiable Chagossian exile. Below is the statement in full. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its tenth AGM and 69th meeting on 13 June 2018. The stated purpose of the Group, established in December 2008, is to help bring about a resolution of the issues concerning the future of the Chagos Islanders and the Chagos Is

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group held it's latest meeting this week. Thanks as ever are due to Coordinator David Snoxell for providing the below summary of the group's discussion. The meeting also served as the Group's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and will be the last before Parliament's summer recess. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its tenth AGM and 69th meeting on 13 June. Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected Hon President; Andrew Rosin

This week the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group was addressed a special guest speaker at their regular meeting: the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. The below coordinator's summary is the meeting is as ever provided by David Snoxell, the coordinator of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Chagos Islands. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its 68th meeting on 16 April. At its invitation the Hon. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth

Thanks as ever are due to David Snoxell, Coordinator of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group, for the below summary of the group's latest meeting. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its 67th meeting on 21 March. The Group discussed Henry Smith's BIOT (Citizenship) Bill which had been down for second reading on 16 March but was postponed until 27 April for lack of time. Members re-iterated their support for the bill and resolved to continu

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group recently held their latest meeting, where they discussed the recent Chagos Citizenship Bill, upcoming legal action and future plans to raise the issue of the Chagos Islands in relevant forums. Thanks as ever are due to Group Coordinator David Snoxell for providing the below summary. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) APPG held its 66th meeting on 31 January. Members discussed Henry Smith's BIOT (Citizenship) Bill which he had introduced

Thanks are due as ever to group coordinator David Snoxell for the following summary of the latest meeting of the All-Party Group on the Chagos Islands. Members took note of the answer to Patrick Grady's PQ on 23 October. The accuracy of the Answer was questioned by the Coordinator. They also noted the intervention by Peter Grant MP in the budget debate of 27 November in which he described the deportation of the Chagossians as ethnic cleansing and abduction and asked what acco

Below is the latest meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Chagos Islands, the first since the election. As ever thanks are due to the group's coordinator David Snoxell for providing this summary. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) APPG held its 64th meeting on 18 October prior to meeting with the new FCO Minister for the OTs, Lord Ahmad and officials. New members, Baroness Hooper, Lord Northbrook and Baroness Smith were welcomed. Efforts would be made to contact former m

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Chagos Islands has held it's first meeting since the General Election. As it was the first meeting in this Parliamentary term, the group began the meeting by electing it's committee. The below summary is is provided as ever by the group's reappointed voluntary coordinator, David Snoxell. We pay tribute to the work of all APPG members, including those who lost their seat at this election. Paul Monaghan, Danny Kinahan and Mark Durkan wer

The latest meeting of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Chagos Islands took place on 26 April. The group comprises of MPs from all political parties in the UK's Parliament who work to secure a fair solution to the issues in the Chagos Islands and their native people. The below summary of the their latest meeting is supplied by the group's voluntary coordinator David Snoxell. Summary of the 62nd meeting of the Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group has held its 59th meeting, and the first since its previous meeting with Ministers on the day the Government decided not to proceed with a Chagossian return programme. Thanks as ever are due to the Group's Voluntary Coordinator David Snoxell for the below summary. The Chagos Islands (BIOT) All-Party Parliamentary Group held its 59th meeting on 5 December. The Group reviewed the PQs, intervention and urgent debates in both Hous

The Chagos Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group has issued a statement following the government's failure to support Chagossians to return to their homeland this week. The All-party Group issued the statement after meeting with the Defence, Foreign Office and International Development Ministers to discuss resettlement. The meeting took place after the sudden annoucement that the government would not back resettlement earlier that day. The following day several group members

Next Tuesday on 25th October between 2:30 and 4PM, British MPs will question Foreign Office Ministers about British policy in the Chagos Islands. This Westminster Hall debate, secured and led by All-Party Parliamentary Group Chairperson Andrew Rosindell MP, comes at a critical time with the UK government expected to announce whether it will end 50 years of Chagossian exile in the coming weeks. For more information about this debate and the issues which will be discussed, plea