Question follow-through · 59370
Chagos Islands: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on flying the (a) Mauritius Flag and (b) United Kingdom Union flag on the Chagos Archipelago after the UK/Maurit
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on flying the (a) Mauritius Flag and (b) United Kingdom Union flag on the Chagos Archipelago after the UK/Maurit
17 Jun 2025
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24 Jun 2025
Answer published
A British flag will continue to be flown at the UK-US Base on Diego Garcia, alongside the US flag, as it has always done.After the treaty enters into force, Mauritius will be free to resettle on the outer islands. It will be for Mauritius to decide what f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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