James Cartlidge

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

Speaking in the House of Commons on 6 January 2025

Debate

Topical Questions

Contribution

At every turn, Ministers have refused point blank to tell us how much their Chagos deal will cost British taxpayers. Now we know why: the Mauritians want £800 million a year. Whatever the figure is, will the Secretary of State tell us what percentage of the cost of leasing back a base that we currently own will come from the Ministry of Defence budget?

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