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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 29497 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the transferring of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 17 Feb 2025

A timetable for the transfer of sovereignty will be among details of the proposed treaty, which will be laid before Parliament following signature.