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Sovereignty: Chagos Islands

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 116992

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To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115462 on Sovereignty: Chagos Islands, how many times has the Attorney General met with Dapo Akande.

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The Attorney and Dapo have met on 5 occasions, including the Attorney General endorsing Dapo Akande’s candidacy to be a judge to the International Court of Justice.

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