Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 3 November 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, whether a representative of the government of Mauritius enquired with her Department about visiting the Chagos Archipelago prior to sovereignty being transferred; and whether her Department has been asked to facilitate visits with third countries participating.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Rt Hon. member to the answer given to question 69814.
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