Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 41388
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Mark Francois
Conservative — Rayleigh and Wickford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to (a) expedite and (b) delay the ratification of the Chagos sovereignty transfer to Mauritius.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyBoth sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos Archipelago which protects the long-term effective operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia. Once an agreement is reached and the Treaty is signed, the Treaty will be ...
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