Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28894
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 21 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has engaged legal counsel from Matrix Chambers on the UK’s sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe Department has not engaged legal counsel from Matrix Chambers on the Chagos sovereignty question.