Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 60001

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it his Departments policy to permit the Chagossian people a say over their self-determination.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
These negotiations were necessarily between the UK and Mauritius. We continue to engage with Chagossian communities. The Foreign Secretary and I met groups on 22 May 2025.
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