Implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

Date	Witnesses
11 Jun 2025	Cleo Paskal · The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Darshana Baruah · IISS–Asia, Dr Bryan Wilson · University of Oxford, Dr Thomas Withington · Royal United Services Institute, Dr Zack Cooper · American Enterprise Institute, Professor Alessio Patalano · Kings College London, Department of War Studies, Professor Philippe Sands KC · University College London (UCL), Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon) · St John's College, University of Oxford	View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses

Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Cleo Paskal · Non-Resident Senior Fellow for the Indo-Pacific	The Foundation for Defense of Democracies	1
Darshana Baruah · Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Indo-Pacifi…	IISS–Asia	1
Dr Bryan Wilson · Research Fellow in Biology	University of Oxford	1
Dr Thomas Withington · Associate Fellow and expert in electronic warfare…	Royal United Services Institute	1
Dr Zack Cooper · Senior Fellow, US strategy in Asia	American Enterprise Institute	1
Professor Alessio Patalano · Professor	Kings College London, Department of War Studies	1
Professor Philippe Sands KC · Professor of Public Understanding of Law	University College London (UCL)	1
Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon) · Professor of Law and Constitutional Government	St John's College, University of Oxford	1

Correspondence

2 letters

Date	Direction	Title
26 Jun 2025	To cttee	Letter from the Chair to the Foreign Secretary, regarding the implications of t…
25 Jun 2025	To cttee	Letter from Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State, FCDO, to the Chair and the R…

Meetings & visits

1 item

Date	Type	Detail
25 Jun 2025	Formal meeting (private meeting)	Private discussion · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster