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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Commons · Question 127031 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the right of abode for Chagossians on the Chagos Islands, with reference to the judgement of the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 27 Apr 2026

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 13 April and the answer given on 27 April to question HL16223, and the answers I provided to questions raised in response, except for matters of ongoing litigation, where I am unable to com...