Question follow-through · 31254

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, what guidance his Department has provided

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
26 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, what guidance his Department has provided

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    After a treaty with Mauritius is ratified, the UK will capitalise a new trust fund for Mauritius to use in support of Chagossians. Separate to the Trust Fund, we will also increase our support to Chagossians living in the UK and around the world, through ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Iran: Demonstrations

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of protests in the Iranian cities of Tehran and Yasuj; and what steps she has taken to

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed Conflict

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with international counterparts on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed Conflict

25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether criminal investigations have been undertaken on reports that British nationals paid money to kill civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sri Lanka: War Crimes

29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek justice for war crimes committed during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Iran: Conflict Resolution

22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support international efforts to deescalate tensions in Iran.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Religious Freedom

25 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote freedom of religion globally.