Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 114799

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Andrew Murrison

ConservativeSouth West Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish Treasury Counsel's advice on the potential impact of Article 298 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on potential legal challenges to U

Answer

Stephen Doughty
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 10 February in response to Question 110708.