Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 39403
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the agreement with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory will contain dispute and arbitration mechanisms.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyOnce an agreement is reached and the Treaty is signed, the Treaty will be put before both Houses for scrutiny under the CRaG process in the usual way.