Question follow-through · 62941
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for allowing parliamentary time for (a) scrutiny and (b) ratification of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garci
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for allowing parliamentary time for (a) scrutiny and (b) ratification of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garci
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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2 Jul 2025
Answer published
We have consistently said that, once a deal was signed, we would lay it before the House for scrutiny in the usual way. That is exactly what we have done. Parliamentary business will be arranged in the usual way.I have appeared before the IRDC/IAC on 17 J...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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