Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 5842
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Jeremy Corbyn
Your Party — Islington North
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects negotiations with Mauritius on the (a) sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and (b) return of Chagossians who wish to resettle will conclude.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyOn 3 October the UK and Mauritius reached a political agreement on the sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago. This agreement secures the effective operation of the vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia well in...
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