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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 64986 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the France-Mauritius sovereignty dispute over Tromelin Island on the UK’s negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos A

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 15 Jul 2025

The negotiations between the UK and Mauritius were to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The agreement between France and Mauritius concerning Tromelin Island is a separate matter.