Written questions

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 20576 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government expects to conclude revised negotiations with the Mauritian Government on the future of the Chagos Islands.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 7 Jan 2025

The negotiations with Mauritius have been ongoing for over two years.On 20 December the UK and Mauritius issued a joint public statement which made clear that Mauritius and the UK have held a series of productive, ongoing conversations and exchanges on fi...