A question on #BritishIndianOceanTerritory #Sovereignty tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 28-04-2025 has been answered by Stephen Doughty.

Heading: British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Question ID: 1797643
UIN: 48365
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-28
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 46691 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether resettlement will be limited to the Chagossian diaspora; and
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Date answered: 2025-05-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4264
Answering Member display name: Stephen Doughty
Answering Member handle: SDoughtyMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @SDoughtyMP
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Answer text: This agreement will enable Mauritius to develop a programme of resettlement on the islands, other than Diego Garcia. The terms of resettlement will be for Mauritius to determine.
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true