Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14331

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 22 November 2024

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is to publish the details of the treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The timetable for treaty publication has not yet been determined. However following signature, the treaty will be laid before Parliament in the usual way, consistent with the Constitutional Reform and Governance (CraG) Act 2010.