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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 7 to 9 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/20

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 7 to 9 of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/20

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Treaty ensures that the UK can monitor and notify Mauritius of activities which risk conflict with obligations in Article 3 (2)(b). As the Treaty notes, the UK can provide written reasons as to why this activity may be against treaty obligations, and ...

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