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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 75278

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has discussed the UK-Mauritius Treaty over the future sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago with Philippe Sands.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The Attorney General has never engaged in discussion with Philippe Sands on the UK-Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago.

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