Question follow-through · 62411

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Chagossians living in the UK on self-determination for the people of the Chagos Islands.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 24 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 26 Jun 2025
Answer: 1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Chagossians living in the UK on self-determination for the people of the Chagos Islands.
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2025
Answer published
The negotiations were between the UK and Mauritius with our priority being to secure the full operation of the base on Diego Garcia. However, we recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians as well as the different views within the Chagossian co...

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