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British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 34706

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will consider appealing the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruling on the UK's sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

We understand this question refers to the 2021 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea case between Mauritius and the Maldives, which concerned a maritime boundary dispute between those two States. The UK was not a party to that case.

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