Question follow-through · 62576
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what assessment he has made of the potential risk of Mauritius initia
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what assessment he has made of the potential risk of Mauritius initia
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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1 Jul 2025
Answer published
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