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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty |
| Question ID: |
1816938 |
| UIN: |
62941 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-26 |
| 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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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for allowing parliamentary time for (a) scrutiny and (b) ratification of the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garci |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-02 |
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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: |
We have consistently said that, once a deal was signed, we would lay it before the House for scrutiny in the usual way. That is exactly what we have done. Parliamentary business will be arranged in the usual way.I have appeared before the IRDC/IAC on 17 J... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |