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