Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2021 to Question 148829 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Navy, whether legal advisors from (a) his Department and (b) the Ministry of Defence gave their approval to that Answer before its publication.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was consulted by the Ministry of Defence over its reply.