Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 110759

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Tabled: 4 February 2026

Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department held discussions with her US counterparts on the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the US on the sovereignty of the British Indian

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 December 2025 in response to Question HL12714. Any updates will be provided in the usual way in due course.