Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22625

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the treaty on the British Indian Ocean Territory of his recent discussions with his counterpart in Mauritius.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Discussions between the UK and Mauritius on the future exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory remain ongoing. It is not appropriate to provide a running commentary on those discussions. We will continue to work closely with Maurit...
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