| Heading: |
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty |
| Question ID: |
1815998 |
| UIN: |
62411 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5362 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Angus MacDonald
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Angus MacDonald
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Chagossians living in the UK on self-determination for the people of the Chagos Islands. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4264 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Doughty
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| Answering Member handle: |
SDoughtyMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SDoughtyMP
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| Answer text: |
The negotiations were between the UK and Mauritius with our priority being to secure the full operation of the base on Diego Garcia. However, we recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians as well as the different views within the Chagossian co... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |