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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 31256 · Tabled 12 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2025

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Asked by Peter Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on Chagossians returning to the Chagos Archipelago being able to undertake (a) subsistence and (b) commercial fishi

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 26 Feb 2025

Mauritius will be free to resettle the islands, other than Diego Garcia. It will be for Mauritius to set the terms of and manage any future resettlement. Ministers and officials continue to engage with their Mauritian counterparts as part of routine bilat...