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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 25 June 2025UIN 60001

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it his Departments policy to permit the Chagossian people a say over their self-determination.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

These negotiations were necessarily between the UK and Mauritius. We continue to engage with Chagossian communities. The Foreign Secretary and I met groups on 22 May 2025.

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