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Question follow-through · 30623

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on issues related to the Chagos Islands.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
19 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on issues related to the Chagos Islands.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    There are a number of officials from across the Ministry of Defence who contribute to the work in this area in partnership with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. This includes policy, legal, financial and military teams.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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