Parliamentary Bill
British Sovereignty Protection (Chagos Islands) Bill [HL]
LiveCommittee stage · Lords · Updated 26 October 2026
What the Bill would do
A Bill to affirm and protect the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Chagos Islands and the British Indian Ocean Territory; to make provision restricting the cession or transfer of sovereignty without the approval of Parliament and without the consent of the Chagossian people; to provide for the protection of the Territory’s strategic and …