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British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

Bill (1)

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

Bill 258 2024-25 (as introduced)
11 June 2025
Commons

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Lord Coaker to Lords regarding issues discussed during the Oral Statement on the Diego Garcia Military Base and Chagossian resettlement in the Territory.
12 May 2026