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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 81257 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the full implementation of the British Indian Ocean Territory Partnership Agreement, signed in October 2024.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 20 Oct 2025

Further to the October 2024 Political Agreement, the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia was signed on 22 May. The UK is working closely with the US and Mauritius on the arrangements to implement this treaty.An ...