A question on #BritishIndianOceanTerritory #Sovereignty tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 26-03-2025 has been answered by Stephen Doughty.

Heading: British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Question ID: 1788830
UIN: 41388
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-26
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, whether the Government plans to (a) expedite and (b) delay the ratification of the Chagos sovereignty transfer to Mauritius.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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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: Both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos Archipelago which protects the long-term effective operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia.   Once an agreement is reached and the Treaty is signed, the Treaty will be ...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true