Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28380
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the United States Department of State on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe Foreign Secretary and the US Secretary of State had a phone call on 27 January where they discussed a range of shared UK/US priorities, including the long-term protection of the base on Diego Garcia.