Written question asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Friday, 6 December 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 December 2024. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Monday, 6 January 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
- Question
-
To ask His Majesty's Government which external consultants or advisors, if any, have been involved in the negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands.
- Answer
-
Jonathan Powell was appointed as the PM's Envoy for the BIOT sovereignty negotiations on 6 September 2024. He started his role as the UK's National Security Adviser on 2 December. However, he will continue to engage on matters related to BIOT. The Government has also received external legal advice in relation to the negotiations with Mauritius over BIOT/the Chagos Archipelago over the course of several years.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3268
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
- Subjects
- Mauritius Sovereignty Negotiations Chagos Islands
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2025-09-05 19:19:31 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2024-25/HL3268
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2024-25/HL3268
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/lords/2024-25/HL3268