Question follow-through · 124050

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands being ceded to Mauritius on (a) observance of and (b) the operation of AFCONE’s in

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands being ceded to Mauritius on (a) observance of and (b) the operation of AFCONE’s in

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 February to Question 109503 on the same issue.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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