Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61142

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 19 June 2025

Answered: 27 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of public statements from representatives of (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) Iran supporting the agre

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The agreement has been backed by key allies and international partners, including the US and all of our 5 EYES allies. India, Japan and South Korea have all also made clear their support for the deal. As US Defence Secretary Hegseth said, the UK's "v...

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