Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 32990

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proposed UK-Mauritius Treaty on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory; and whether the Attorney

Answer

Lucy Rigby
As with any policy area, policy questions should be directed to the responsible Government department.Regarding legal advice, paragraph 21.27 of Erskine May states: “By long-standing convention, observed by successive Governments, the fact of, and substan...

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