United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 31362
British Indian Ocean Territory
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12 July 2021
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2012 to Question 25763 on the British Indian Ocean Territory, what the reason and justification is for his policy of ceding the British Indi
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12 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2012 to Question 25763 on the British Indian Ocean Territory, what the reason and justification is for his policy of ceding the British Indi
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15 July 2021
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The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. Mauritius has never held sovereignty over the territory and we do not recognise its claim...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/31362
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1345849
- uk · wq-1345849 · source updated 15 July 2021