Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 47650

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the 21 day scrutiny period for his proposed Treaty with Mauritius over the future sovereignty of the Britis

Answer

Stephen Doughty
This issue was the subject of correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Chair of the International Agreements Committee, which was published on the Committee's website: committees.parliament.uk/publications/46222/documents/231382/default/