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Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 126827

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Gordon Brown held discussions with the government of Mauritius in 2009 on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation

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