Question follow-through · 110760

British Indian Ocean Territory

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has received advice on the UK unilaterally revising the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the US on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 4 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 9 Feb 2026
Answer: 11 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has received advice on the UK unilaterally revising the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the US on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2026
Answer published
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 December 2025 in response to Question HL12714. Any updates will be provided in the usual way in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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