questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 7 October 2024 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations, Official Report, column 46, on what evidential basis he stated that Mauritius will authorise us to exercise their sovereign rights and authorities in respect of Diego Garcia.
answerText: This formed part of the negotiations with the Government of Mauritius and was subsequently included in Article 2 of the Treaty.
heading: Chagos Islands: Sovereignty