Question follow-through · 115119
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions did the Attorney General meet with Philippe Sands KC in discussions on the Chagos Islands.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Attorney General
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions did the Attorney General meet with Philippe Sands KC in discussions on the Chagos Islands.
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Attorney General has never engaged in discussion with Philippe Sands KC on the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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