Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29419
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Tabled: 6 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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the International Telecommunication Union and (b) other UN agencies ceasing to recognise UK sovereignty over Britis
Answer
Stephen DoughtyIt is the Government's view that without a negotiated solution on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Mauritius would inevitably have pursued a campaign to obtain a legally binding judgment against the UK. We could expect a bindi...
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