Question follow-through · 116019

Chagos Islands: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed his Government's Chagos Islands Treaty with his United States counterpart since 18 February 2026.

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 25 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 2 Mar 2026
Answer: 6 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed his Government's Chagos Islands Treaty with his United States counterpart since 18 February 2026.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State for Defence speaks regularly with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on a wide range of issues, including Diego Garcia.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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