Question follow-through · 116992

Sovereignty: Chagos Islands

To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115462 on Sovereignty: Chagos Islands, how many times has the Attorney General met with Dapo Akande.

answeredAttorney General

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Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115462 on Sovereignty: Chagos Islands, how many times has the Attorney General met with Dapo Akande.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Attorney and Dapo have met on 5 occasions, including the Attorney General endorsing Dapo Akande’s candidacy to be a judge to the International Court of Justice.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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