Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 35914
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his Department resumed negotiations with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyNegotiations were started by the previous Conservative Government. This Government inherited a situation where the effective operation of the military base remained under threat and that is why negotiations resumed. The deal is rooted in a rational and ha...
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