Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 112598

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions (a) her ministers and (b) her officials had with Peter Mandelson during his tenure as Ambassador to the United States on the future of the Chagos Archipelago

Answer

Stephen Doughty

I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set...

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