A question on #BritishIndianOceanTerritory #Sovereignty tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Stephen Doughty.

Heading: British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Question ID: 1806262
UIN: 54685
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3(d) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/2025)
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Date answered: 2025-06-05
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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: The authorisation of any non-UK, non-US or non-Mauritian security forces will be agreed jointly between the UK and Mauritius. This means that it can only happen if the UK agrees. Our approach on that will be determined by an analysis of whether the presen...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true