Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 69766

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 64731 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, if he will list the full rights and authorities the UK (a) is authorised to exercise

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to her previous question, 56761, on changes to the Treaty.