Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28380

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

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 Doughty
The 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.