Question follow-through · 14308

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) current and (b) incoming United States Administration on the timetable for signing the treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignt

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 14 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 18 Nov 2024
Answer: 28 Nov 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) current and (b) incoming United States Administration on the timetable for signing the treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignt
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with Secretary Blinken on a range of issues, including the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago.We look forward to continuing to engage with the current and incoming US Administrations in the usua...

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