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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54744 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals before the end

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 13 Jun 2025
Answer: 20 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54744 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals before the end
13 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jun 2025
Answer published
Primary legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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