Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 57196

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

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Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 7 October 2024 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations, Official Report, column 46, and Article 2(1) of the of the document en

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The Treaty explicitly grants all rights and authorities that the United Kingdom requires for the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base. The rights referred to in the Foreign Secretary's statement of 7 October 2024 are the same rights that ...

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