Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 75278

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has discussed the UK-Mauritius Treaty over the future sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago with Philippe Sands.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
The Attorney General has never engaged in discussion with Philippe Sands on the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago.