Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 43632

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Alex Easton

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on the Chagossian people of transferring sovereignty of the British Indi

Answer

Stephen Doughty
We have worked hard to ensure this agreement reflects the importance of the islands to Chagossians.  We will finance a new trust fund for Mauritius to use in support of the Chagossian community. We will also work with Mauritius to start a new programme of...

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