Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Thursday, 2 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has attended with (a) honourable Members, (b) Chagos Islanders and (c) other organisations on matters relating to the Chagos Islands since 10th June; and what the nature of the discussion at those meetings was.

Answer: Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings he has attended with (a) hon. Members, (b) Chagos Islanders and (c) other organisations on matters relating to the Chagos Islands since 10 June; and what the nature of the discussion at those meetings was. [203131] Mr. Rammell: I met hon. Members on 28 June, 23 September, 8 November and 16 November when various matters relating to the Chagos islands and the Chagossians were discussed. Representatives of the Chagossian community also attended the meetings on 28 June and 16 November. In addition I had a meeting with one of the Chagossians' legal advisers on 15 June, when I informed him of the making on 10 June of two Orders in Council relating to the British Indian Ocean Territory. There have been no meetings relating to the Chagos islands with other organisations but when my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Foreign Minister on 4 October, the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory was among the wide range of matters discussed.

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