Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 47650
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
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 DoughtyThis 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/