Question follow-through · 29419
British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the International Telecommunication Union and (b) other UN agencies ceasing to recognise UK sovereignty over Britis
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 21 Feb 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the International Telecommunication Union and (b) other UN agencies ceasing to recognise UK sovereignty over Britis
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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21 Feb 2025
Answer published
It is the Government's view that without a negotiated solution on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Mauritius would inevitably have pursued a campaign to obtain a legally binding judgment against the UK. We could expect a bindi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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