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Internet: Chagos Islands

Commons · Question 103025 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

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Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential impact of any change in sovereignty over the British India

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Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 13 Jan 2026

My Department recognises the importance of the .io country code top level domain (ccTLD) and the need for its continuity and stability. We are engaging closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the potential impact of a change in so...