Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 81257

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the full implementation of the British Indian Ocean Territory Partnership Agreement, signed in October 2024.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
Further to the October 2024 Political Agreement, the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia was signed on 22 May. The UK is working closely with the US and Mauritius on the arrangements to implement this treaty.An ...

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