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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 64988 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Chagos Archipelago of the agreement between France and Mauritius on Tromelin Island.

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.