Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 30972
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to revoke the status of the British Indian Ocean Territories as British Overseas Territories.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe political agreement, reached between the UK and Mauritius in October 2024, will need to be underpinned by a Treaty which, once signed, will be made public and put before both Houses for scrutiny consistent with the obligations under the Constitutional...
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