United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 152557
British Indian Ocean Territory: Navy
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10 February 2021
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22 February 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 148829 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Navy, which stated that the UK has a 12 nautical mile territorial sea in the Chagos Archipelago, when that limit was
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10 February 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 148829 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Navy, which stated that the UK has a 12 nautical mile territorial sea in the Chagos Archipelago, when that limit was
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22 February 2021
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The reference to 12 nautical miles refers to the Mauritian claim as put in the original question on 8 February 2020; a claim which the UK does not accept. Nevertheless, I am grateful for the opportunity to provide clarification. The UK claims a territoria...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-10/152557
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1285626
- uk · wq-1285626 · source updated 22 February 2021