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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 64019

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether papers from the previous Government were disclosed to Ministers in the Administration relating to the UK-Mauritius negotiations.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The Government has complied with the guidance set out in the Cabinet Manual on the access to papers of a previous administration.

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