| Heading: |
British Indian Ocean Territory: Maritime Zones |
| Question ID: |
1808437 |
| UIN: |
56700 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
|
| Asking Member handle: |
|
| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Mark Francois
|
| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 19 and Annexes 5 and 6 of the document entitled UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (CS Mauritius No.1/ |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
|
| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
|
| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4264 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Doughty
|
| Answering Member handle: |
SDoughtyMP
|
| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SDoughtyMP
|
| Correcting Member ID: |
|
| Correcting Member display name: |
|
| Correcting Member handle: |
|
| Correcting Member Twitter reference: |
|
| Answer text: |
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets out the international legal basis on which States can establish coastal baselines and maritime zones, including a territorial sea and exclusive economic zone. Once the Treaty enters into force, the det... |
| Original answer text: |
|
| Comparable answer text: |
|
| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |