Written question asked by Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 15 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in Westminster Hall on 3 July, column 584WH, if he will provide a reference to the section of the award of March 2015 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Tribunal which concluded that the Agreement in 1965 to the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago was legally binding.

Answer: Section 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award (18 March 2015) considers this issue in detail and makes the relevant conclusions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 277209
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Chagos Islands: UN General Assembly Resolution
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons; British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: British Indian Ocean Territory Mauritius Sovereignty UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk