Asked by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects to conclude negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Prime Minister on 23 July and committed to continuing negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. It is too early to speculate on timelines or conclusions, but it is the Government's priority to resolve this long standing and important issue, including ensuring the long-term secure and effective operation of the joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia and other key issues. As appropriate, we will continue to engage with all relevant parties including the Chagossian diaspora.
Formal Minutes May. 31 2024
Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas TerritoriesFound: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory Resolved , That t he Sub
Written Evidence May. 20 2024
Inquiry: The UK Government’s support of education for Overseas Territories studentsFound: 3.There are currently three OTs that do not have access to higher education facilities in their territory
Mentions:
1: Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham) Between 700,000 and 1 million British tourists visit Morocco every year. - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) secured a debate in Westminster Hall in which he called for the Chagos - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham speak on many occasions in the Chagos islands (British Indian Ocean - Speech Link
4: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) opportunity in Westminster Hall to argue for the right of self-determination for the people of the Chagos - Speech Link
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: PM call with Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius: 25 April 2024Found: progress made in negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the British
Mentions:
1: Barry Gardiner (Lab - Brent North) lobbying for the UK to create what was then the largest marine-protected area on the planet, in the Indian - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) protection zone around the Falkland Islands and south from there, but also around Diego Garcia and the Chagos - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) international waters are described as some sort of frontier, which evokes dated imagery of unexplored territory - Speech Link
4: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) Our global British family in the UK overseas territories contains 94% of all the unique species that - Speech Link
Written Evidence Mar. 14 2024
Inquiry: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean TerritoryFound: CHA0039 - The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory Mr Jean Paul France
Written Evidence Mar. 13 2024
Inquiry: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean TerritoryFound: CHA0038 - The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory Professor Philippe
Written Evidence Feb. 28 2024
Inquiry: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean TerritoryFound: CHA0034 - The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory Written Evidence
Written Evidence Feb. 28 2024
Inquiry: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean TerritoryFound: CHA0017 - The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory Written Evidence