{"value":{"id":1541817,"askingMemberId":1447,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-11-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-11-16T00:00:00","uin":"86418","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help ensure that Chagossians are consulted in any future decisions on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4600,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-11-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK and Mauritius have decided to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. We know there are a wide range of views among Chagossian communities about the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago and will ensure we do have conversations with Chagossian communities.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Chagos Islands: Sovereignty","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1541817","method":"GET"}]}