Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 6 May 2025.
Priti Patel
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Government officials have been involved in the negotiations with Mauritius over the proposed treaty on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory since 5 July 2024.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
It would be difficult to assess how many officials are working on the negotiations, given that we do not record and measure the amount of time spent on any one topic where an official covers a range of matters.
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