Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 25781
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the closest island to the Chagos archipelago is that is not part of the UK deal with Mauritius.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe closest land to the Chagos group is the Maldives islands with Gan, part of Addu atoll (also known as Seenu Atoll) as the most southerly point.