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Chagos Islands: Mauritius

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 18792

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the outcome of the recent discussions on the Chagos Islands deal between the director of the Foreign Office’s overseas territories and polar directorate and the atto

Answered by Stephen Doughty

As has been the practice under successive governments, records of official-level meetings are not routinely published.

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