| Heading: |
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty |
| Question ID: |
1807897 |
| UIN: |
56193 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4066 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Priti Patel
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| Asking Member handle: |
pritipatel
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@pritipatel
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 1(b)(viii), 2 and 3(a) of Annex 1 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS M |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4264 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Doughty
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| Answering Member handle: |
SDoughtyMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SDoughtyMP
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
There is no notification requirement for UK or US access, basing or over-flights around the base. Agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory is standard practice in basing arrangements. Any notification will take place af... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |