Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 126541
Chagos Islands: Mauritius
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South 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 DoughtyI 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.