Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 126541

Chagos Islands: Mauritius

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the investigation by the United Nations of the proposed deal with Mauritius on the Chagos Islan

Answer

Stephen Doughty
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to comment at this time.