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Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 November 2024UIN 11662

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 8178 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, tabled by the Hon. Member for South Suffolk on 9 October 2024 for answer on 14 October 2024.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Details of the Treaty agreed between the UK and Mauritius will come before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual manner following its signature. It would be inappropriate to release further details at this stage.

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