Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 41823
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory contains guarantees to support British Chagossians in visiting the
Answer
Stephen DoughtyAs we have previously said, we will work with Mauritius to start a new programme of visits for Chagossians to the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.