Question follow-through · 50841
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates Mauritian negotiators have met with officials to discuss the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory since July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates Mauritian negotiators have met with officials to discuss the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory since July 2024.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
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19 May 2025
Answer published
Discussions between the UK and Mauritius on securing the vital base on Diego Garcia and on the future exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory remain ongoing. It is not appropriate to provide a running commentary on engagement betwe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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