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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia is crucial to the security of the UK and our key allies, and to keeping the British people safe. Maintaining long-term operational control of Diego Garcia is the entire basis for the UK-Mauritius Agreement on ...

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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 8165 answered on 29 July 2026 about Chagos Islands: Sovereignty and with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Developm

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Veterans: Workplace Pensions

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 21894 answered on 7 September 2026 about Veterans Workplace Pensions, what the date is of the CEV requests being processed by his Department.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Veterans: Workplace Pensions

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to WPQ 21894 answered on 7 September 2026 about Veterans Workplace Pensions, what the published turnaround time is for CEV requests.