Question follow-through · 109314
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the policy reasons why his Department commenced negotiations with the Government of Mauritius on the sovereignty of a) Diego Garcia a
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 9 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the policy reasons why his Department commenced negotiations with the Government of Mauritius on the sovereignty of a) Diego Garcia a
2 Feb 2026
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9 Feb 2026
Answer published
In 2009/10 interactions between the UK and Mauritius focussed on the creation of the Marine Protected Area (MPA), which the UK declared in 2010 and which Mauritius objected to. It was not until 2022, under the previous government, that negotiations regard...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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