questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the news story  entitled Jonathan Powell appointed as Special Envoy for BIOT negotiations, published on 6 September 2024, whether the phrase He will begin his role immediately means that Jonathan Powell’s role as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the BIOT officially started on 6 September 2024.
answerText: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 March in response to Question 118787.
heading: Jonathan Powell