Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 113038

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discissions she has had with the signatories of the Pelindaba Treaty on their future adherence to that Treaty, in the context of (a) the transfer of sovereignty of the C

Answer

Stephen Doughty

For the reasons explained at length on previous occasions, no such discussions are required or intended. We will continue to operate the base exactly as we have done before.