Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 103249

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

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Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will respond to the results of the survey conducted by the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on Chagossian views on the UK-Mauritius Treaty.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I thank the International Relations and Defence Committee (IRDC) for its swift work in producing the report. As the report acknowledges, there is a wide range of views amongst the Chagossian community. We are considering the IRDC findings carefully and wi...

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