Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 67869

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a public consultation with the Chagossian community prior to the (a) announcement of the agreement with M

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The negotiations were between the UK and Mauritius with our priority being to secure the full operation of the base on Diego Garcia. The UK Government regularly engages Chagossian groups and representatives at both official and Ministerial levels on a ran...

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