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1537666

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with counterparts in the Republic of the Maldives on that country's support for the International Court of Justice's Advisory Opinion of 25 February 2019 and the United Nations Generally Assembly Resolution 73/295 of 22 May 2019 regarding sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	74745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Government of Maldives on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/11/2022 16:36:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1537667

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions have taken place between (a) officials and (b) Government ministers of the UK and Mauritius on sovereignty over the Chagos Islands (i) at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in June 2022, (ii) at the UN General Assembly meeting in September 2022 and (iii) on any occasions after those events.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	74746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Former Prime Minister Johnson and former Foreign Secretary Truss met their Mauritian counterparts at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in June. Former Prime Minister Truss held a constructive meeting with the Mauritius Prime Minister at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77) in New York in September. These meetings included discussions on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos Archipelago. UK and Mauritian officials engage regularly.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary's Written Ministerial Statement (UIN HCWS354) of 3 November 2022 stated that the UK and Mauritius have decided to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos Archipelago.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/11/2022 14:40:22 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1151347

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to comply with UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/73/295 of 22 May 2019 which demands that the UK withdraw its colonial administration from the Chagos Archipelago by 22 November 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We remain disappointed that this matter was referred to the International Court of Justice and the UN General Assembly. We have no doubt about our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory, which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. Mauritius has never held sovereignty over the Archipelago and we do not recognise its claim. We have, however, made a longstanding commitment to cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius when it is no longer required for defence purposes. We stand by that commitment.​</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 28/10/2019 16:58:52 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1151352

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2019 to Question 115, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusion of the International Court of Justice that the right of self-determination was a norm of customary international law in 1965 when the UK detached the Chagos Islands from Mauritius.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	3628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We were disappointed that this matter was referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), contrary to the principle that the Court should not consider bilateral disputes without the consent of both States concerned. Nevertheless, the United Kingdom respects the ICJ and participated fully in the ICJ process at every stage and in good faith. An Advisory Opinion is advice provided to the UN General Assembly at its request; it is not a legally binding judgment. The British Government has considered the content of the Opinion carefully, however we do not share the Court’s approach.​</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 28/10/2019 15:47:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1143480

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2019 to Question 277209, which paragraphs in Chapter VI of the Award of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Tribunal of March 2015 conclude that the 1965 Agreement to the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago was legally binding upon both Mauritius and the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	285310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>​Chapter VI 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 in paragraph 428.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/09/2019 16:15:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1139005

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	277209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2019 15:20:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady