Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29497

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the transferring of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
A timetable for the transfer of sovereignty will be among details of the proposed treaty, which will be laid before Parliament following signature.